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Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Different Pterygium Surgeries: A Review of the Literature
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 The search for the “gold standard” in the surgical treatment of pterygium has been ongoing for over two decades. Despite the development of various surgical techniques, recurrence rates range from 6.7% to 88% depending on the method used.
Marcin Palewski +2 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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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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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, 2017 Although numerous population-based studies have reported the prevalences and risk factors for pterygium, information regarding the incidence of pterygium is scarce.
Tyler Hyungtaek Rim +5 more
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A comparison of two conjunctival rotation autograft techniques in primary pterygium surgery. [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: To compare the effects of 90° and 180° conjunctival rotational autograft (CRA) techniques used in primary pterygium surgery. METHODS: Forty-five patients were included in this retrospective study. Visual acuity (VA), corneal topography, and auto-
Aksoy, Umit +7 more
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Mistakes in the treatment of pterygium
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Abrupt thinning and even perforation at the limbus and cornea due to deep pterygium excision are potential postoperative complications of pterygium syrgery.
G. I. Drozhzhina +5 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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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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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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