It is an unusual bump on the eyeball that begins on the sclera (white part of the eye) and then eventually moves to the cornea. In layman’s term, pterygium is called surfer’s eye. It does not mean that this condition affects the surfers. What it means is that pterygium is triggered...
Typically, the pterygium is first noticed on the conjunctiva and then is noted to gradually grow onto the cornea of the eye. When the growth is confined to the conjunctiva, it is known as a pingueculum. When it extends onto the cornea it is called a pterygium. Left alone, some pterygia ...
pterygium of his dominant left eye associated with a magnifying glass LED work lamp was diagnosed.This was excised routinely with conjunctival autografting to the defect.Histopathology confirmed benign pterygium and recovery was uncomplicated with resolution of blur.Conclusions:The development of pterygium...
listen to Dr. Harlan Mittag of Minnesota describe his experience with Dr. Michel. The Pterygium had grown over the course of years to the extent that it caused blindness to his left eye. Not only was the surgery “easy” but now, post-procedure, his left eye is 20/60 with no correctio...
A woman in her early 70s with hypertension was transferred from an outside hospital with worsening blurry vision, pain, and swelling of the right eye of 10 days’ duration. Her ocular history was significant for pterygium surgery in the right eye 3 years prior, and a review of systems was...
Houston Lasik & Eye is the place for you to be if you are looking for Pterygium Surgery in Houston. Pterygium is a condition that occurs due to the growth of mucous membrane over the white part of the cornea. And if left untreated could result in vision loss. So naturally, if you ...
A pterygium is a growth of tissue in the corner of the eye, which is often triangular in shape. If left untreated,the growth can extend across the pupil obscuring vision or distorting the surface of the eye causing blurred vision.
A subconjunctival injection of 20,000 NIH 3T3 cells in 10 ml of extracellular matrix (Matrigel) was administered in the superotemporal quadrant of the left eye, 5 mm close to limbus. The right eye was used as a non-treated control. The clinical appearance of the eyes was evaluated with ...
Pterygium is an elevated growth that first forms on the white part of the eye (conjunctiva). If left untreated, it can spread to the cornea (the clear front portion of the eye). Although pterygium is a benign condition, advanced cases can result in serious visual discomfort and physical def...
Fan Yang1, Xie Fang1, Nuo Dong1, Shunrong Luo1, Xumin Shang1, Wei Li1,2 & Zuguo Liu1,2 Pterygium is a very common disease in an eye clinic characterized by a benign proliferation of local conjunctiva that often crosses the limber of cornea and extends into corneal sur...