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mTORC1 regulates apoptosis and cell proliferation in pterygium via targeting autophagy and FGFR3
Scientific Reports, 2017 Pterygium is one of the most common ocular surface diseases. During the initiation of pterygium, resting epithelial cells are activated and exhibit aberrant apoptosis and cell proliferation. Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a central
Yanli Liu, Hanchun Xu, Meixia An
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Topographic Changes Before and After Pterygium Surgery [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2022 Background: Pterygium characterized by a centripetal growth of fibrovascular tissue associated with inflammation and vascularization. Corneal astigmatism in an eye with pterygium may reflect the cumulative effect of a naturally occurring astigmatism and ...
Samiha M. Kamel Abo Al-Majd +3 more
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Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between measurements and various morphometric parameters of primary pterygium on anterior segment optical coherence tomography(AS-OCT) and refractive and keratometric astigmatism.
Anuradha Raj +2 more
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A mathematical approach to human pterygium shape [PDF]
, 2016 Bojan Pajic,1–4 Iraklis Vastardis,1 Predrag Rajkovic,5 Brigitte Pajic-Eggspuehler,1 Daniel M Aebersold,6 Zeljka Cvejic2 1Eye Clinic ORASIS, Swiss Eye Research Foundation, Reinach AG, Switzerland; 2Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences ...
Pajic-Eggspuehler B +5 more
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Averrous: Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Malikussaleh, 2018 Pterygium merupakan penyakit mata bagian eksternal yang umum terjadi secara global. Pterygium dapat menyebabkan terjadinya astigmatisme serta menimbulkan gangguan lain seperti menurunnya tajam penglihatan, iritasi kronik, inflamasi rekuren, penglihatan ...
Dara Phonna Ardianty
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The expression and significance of p53 protein and Ki-67 protein in pterygium [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016 Background/Aim. Pterygium is considered to be a degenerative disease of the conjunctiva, however, the presence of tumor markers in pterygium reinforces the hypothesis that this lesion is similar to tumor.
Ljubojević Vesna +3 more
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Comparative evaluation of keratometric changes after pterygium excision surgery
Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2019 Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare keratometric changes after pterygium excision surgery. Settings and Design: The study was carried out at a tertiary eye care center in central Rajasthan, India.
Deepti Shukla +3 more
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Genetic evidence implicating circulating lipids and lipid drug targets in pterygium
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2023 There is limited knowledge about the impact of circulating lipids and lipid-modifying drugs on pterygium development, with conflicting results reported. Our study aimed to address these questions by applying the Mendelian randomization (MR) approach.
Yuchen Cai +5 more
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Limbal Conjunctival Autograft Technique for Recurrent Pterygium
, 2013 Purpose: To present our results of limbal conjunctival autograft technique (LCAT) for recurrent pterygium which developed after different surgical techniques for primary pterygium.
Afsun Şahin +4 more
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Role of Anti VEGF Agent in Management of Primary Pterygium
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 Objective: To assess the role of Anti VEGF agent in management of primary pterygium. Study Design: Prospective Study. Methodology: This prospective comparative study included twenty (20) eyes with primary nasal pterygium and off label use of a single ...
Abhinav Singh +3 more
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