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Update on overview of pterygium and its surgical management.
Journal of population therapeutics and clinical pharmacology = Journal de la therapeutique des populations et de la pharmacologie clinique, 2022 Pterygium is a bulbar conjunctival fibrovascular growth that crosses the limbus and extends onto the peripheral cornea, and in some cases leads to significant visual complications. The prevalence of this disease has been reported to be from 1.2% to about
M. Akbari
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Does pterygium morphology affect corneal astigmatism?
Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between corneal astigmatism and the morphology of pterygium with anterior segment optic coherence tomography (AS-OCT).
Emine Doğan +4 more
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Biomarkers in the Occurrence and Development of Pterygium
Ophthalmic Research, 2022 Pterygium is a kind of common conjunctival degeneration. The pathogenesis of pterygium is complex, and various biomarkers provide new targets for treatment and prognosis.
Siying He, Zhaoxiang Wu
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Transcriptomics and network analysis highlight potential pathways in the pathogenesis of pterygium
Scientific Reports, 2022 Pterygium is a common ocular surface condition frequently associated with irritative symptoms. The precise identity of its critical triggers as well as the hierarchical relationship between all the elements involved in the pathogenesis of this disease ...
Juliana Albano de Guimarães +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Purpose To determine the prevalence and risk factors for pterygium in geographically diverse regions of India. Methods A population-based, cross-sectional multicentric study was conducted in adults aged ≥40 years in plains, hilly and coastal regions of ...
R. Tandon +8 more
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Computer-Assisted Pterygium Screening System: A Review
Diagnostics, 2022 Pterygium is an eye condition that causes the fibrovascular tissues to grow towards the corneal region. At the early stage, it is not a harmful condition, except for slight discomfort for the patients. However, it will start to affect the eyesight of the
Siti Raihanah Abdani +3 more
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Protective Role of Glutathione and Nitric Oxide Production in the Pathogenesis of Pterygium
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Objective. In the pathogenesis of pterygium, the protective role of glutathione and nitric oxide production is unclear. These are important factors for homeostasis in the redox state of cells.
Fidelina Parra +7 more
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Pterygium Screening and Lesion Area Segmentation Based on Deep Learning
Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2022 A two-category model and a segmentation model of pterygium were proposed to assist ophthalmologists in establishing the diagnosis of ophthalmic diseases.
Shaojun Zhu +6 more
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Semaphorin 7a participants in pterygium by regulating vascular endothelial growth factor [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 AIM: To investigate the relationship between semaphorin 7a expression and cell proliferation and migration in pterygium fibroblasts. METHODS: Twenty-six patients with surgically diagnosed pterygium were enrolled, including 15 cases of primary pterygium ...
Yun-Fei Han +9 more
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British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Background/aims To evaluate the performances of deep learning (DL) algorithms for detection of presence and extent pterygium, based on colour anterior segment photographs (ASPs) taken from slit-lamp and hand-held cameras.
X. Fang +13 more
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