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The influence of pterygium on corneal densitometry evaluated using the Oculus Pentacam system
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 PurposeTo assess the effect of pterygium on corneal densitometry (CD) values.MethodsOne hundred and nine patients (155 eyes) with primary pterygium were divided into a severe pterygium group (79 eyes) and a mild-to-moderate pterygium group (76 eyes ...
Jing Zhang +9 more
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Heliyon, 2023 Introduction: Pterygium is a common multifactorial external eye disease, which causes various ocular symptoms and negatively affects appearance. The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and the change of surgical methods ...
Jingyi Wang +8 more
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Corneal Dellen and Scleral Melt Induced following Phacoemulsification Surgery and Bare Sclera Pterygium Excision: A Case Report [PDF]
International Journal of Scientific Research in Dental and Medical Sciences, 2023 Scleral thinning and delayed conjunctival regeneration can be found after bare sclera pterygium excision. A 63-year-old male was admitted at our department for a left eye cataract and grade II nasal pterygium in the same sitting.
Prachi Shukla +5 more
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Mitomycin C in pterygium treatment [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016 Pterygium is a benign lesion usually growing from the nasal side of the conjunctiva onto the cornea. Most cases of pterygium does not cause problem or requires specific treatment.
Thiago Gonçalves dos Santos Martins +4 more
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Relationship between pterygium and biometric error in intraocular lens calculation for cataract surgery [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de OftalmologiaObjective: To evaluate the effect of pterygium on different biometric intraocular lens calculation formulas. Methods: This is an interventionist, prospective, and non-randomized study. We included patients who underwent pterygium surgery and performed a
Victor Harasawa Uno +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2020 This retrospective observational study compared long-term topographic changes after recurrent- and primary-pterygium surgery depending on pterygium size.
Takashi Ono +8 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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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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American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: To report our initial experience in patients with primary pterygium surgery who had a transparent intrastromal corneal lenticule as a free graft obtained during small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery.
Said Nafiz Mutlu +3 more
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Pterygium excision after LASIK
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020 Purpose: To describe the management of a symptomatic pterygium in an eye with previous LASIK surgery. Observations: Significant infiltration of the LASIK flap by the pterygium was noted intraoperatively necessitating the frequent use of a crescent blade.
Gabriella Lopez, Rony R. Sayegh
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