Young patient’s age determines pterygium recurrence after surgery. [PDF]
Background. It is not clear whether demographic or pterygium characteristics or limbal stem cell deficiency determine pterygium recurrence after surgery. Purpose.
Anguria, P, Carmichael, T, Ntuli, S
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Introduction & Objective: Pterygium is a wing-shaped fold of conjunctiva and fibrovascular tissue invades the superficial cornea. The occurrence of pterygia is strongly correlated with UV exposure, although dryness, inflammation, and exposure to wind ...
M Sedaghattalab +3 more
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Impact of Pterygium Surgery on Corneal Topography
Objective: To evaluate the quantitative and qualitative effects of pterygium surgery on corneal topography. Material and Methods: Eighteen eyes of 17 patients with pterygium were included in the study.
Keskinbora, Kadircan Hıdır +7 more
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Understanding and managing pterygium
A pterygium is a wing-shaped fibrovascular proliferation of the conjunctiva that grows across the cornea. Pterygium occurs more frequently in people who live in areas with high ultraviolet radiation.
Anthony Bennett Hall
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Acute Dacryocystitis After an Uneventful Pterygium Excision
A 36-year-old woman who had undergone uncomplicated pterygium surgery was admitted to our eye clinic with a clinical picture of acute dacryocystitis and periorbital cellulitis six days after the surgery.
Mirza, Ertuğrul +13 more
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Comparison of Keratometric Change Following Various Conjunctival Autografting Techniques in Pterygium Surgery. [PDF]
Sen S +5 more
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Pterygium surgery using inferior rotational conjunctival autograft versus conventional conjunctival autograft with sutures - A comparative study. [PDF]
Gudimetla J +4 more
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The prevalence and recurrence risk of bare sclera pterygium surgery in the United States. [PDF]
Oke I +6 more
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The Effect of Autografts from the Inferior and Superior Bulbar Conjunctiva on the Ocular Surface in Primary Pterygium Surgery: A Cytology Study. [PDF]
Kazancı B +4 more
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Electronic Pupillometry Supporting the Diagnosis of Adie's Tonic Pupil Following Pterygium Surgery. [PDF]
Tweedie PJ +3 more
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