If it affects both eyes, it is known as bilateral pterygium.A pterygium may start as a pinguecula - a protein, fat or calcium deposit appearing as a yellowish, raised growth on the conjunctiva.What causes pterygium of the eye?Pterygium is most commonly caused by UV radiation. It is often ...
This report is the first known report in the peer-reviewed medical literature of patients with bilateral nasal pterygium in siblings younger than the age of 15.doi:10.4081/eye.2011.e1Suleyman CiftciLeyla CiftciPAGEPress Publications, Pavia, ItalyEye Reports...
corneal perforation, or longstanding corneal ulcers, with the reparative process leading to the growth of the conjunctiva onto the cornea. It is differentiated from a true pterygium by the history of prior inflammation, presence in one eye, location other than the horizontal meridian, a configuration...
Patients with suppression had a unilateral pterygium in the better (fixating) eye, whereas those with ARC had bilateral pterygia. Among the controls, 192 (61.9%) eyes had bilateral pterygia and 118 (38.1%) eyes had unilateral pterygium. In controls, the dominant eye had a higher prevalence of...
Seventy-five eyes of 75 consecutive patients with primary pterygium undergoing surgical treatment between November 2014 to September 2015 were recruited. Eyes with recurrent pterygium were not included. When bilateral eyes of one patient were operated on, only the first eye was included in the analyse...
Bilateral benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia of the conjunctiva: a case treated with oral doxycycline and review of the literature Background:To report a case of bilateral benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia(BRLH)of the conjunctiva treated with oral doxycycline and perform review of t... O Klavdia...
When pterygia appear in both eyes those are called bilateral pterygia. Causes Excessive exposure to sunlight Any condition that makes the eyes dry Management Usually, these can be controlled by eye drops. Surgical excision is required only if the vision is obscured. ...
Pterygium leading to bilateral blindness and forcing patient to quit job is uncommon. This is a case report of a 46 year old indigent woman who had blinding pterygia over 10 years. She could not afford pterygium excision offered in a private eye clinic where she initially presented after a ...
The prevalence of pterygium in either eye was 19.6% (95% confidence interval (CI) 16.9 to 22.2) and of bilateral pterygium 8.0% (95% CI 7.7 to 8.3). Outdoor occupation was an independent predictor of pterygium (p<0.01). The mean apical extent from the limbus was 2.2 mm (95% CI ...
Pterygium in the left eye grows from the corner of the inner eye already reaching the edge of the cornea. CONCLUSION. Bilateral pterygium in these forestry workers meets the criteria to be categorized as occupational diseases based on work history and a history of ultraviolet exposure sufficient ...