Pterygium is a disease of the ocular surface that is associated with chronic UV exposure and
is characterized by proliferation, inflammatory infiltrates, fibrosis, angiogenesis and …

Pterygium is an ocular surface disease of humans attributed to chronic ultraviolet-B
exposure. Clinically, the condition involves invasive centripetal growth with associated …

Pterygium is a fibrovascular lesion of the ocular surface that can display an aggressive
clinical behavior and, occasionally, threaten vision. Although there is no consensus on its …

Pterygium pathogenesis is mainly related to UV light exposure. However, the exact
mechanisms by which it is formed have not been elucidated. Clinical advances in surgical …

Abstract Mouse double minute 2 (MDM2), an E3 ubiquitin ligase and the primary negative
regulator of the tumor suppressor p53, cooperates with its structural homolog MDM4/MDMX …

Pterygium is a kind of common conjunctival degeneration. The pathogenesis of pterygium is
complex, and various biomarkers provide new targets for treatment and prognosis …

Pterygium, perhaps the most obvious of the ophthalmohelioses (sun-related eye diseases)
1, 2 has proven to be an ophthalmic enigma. 3 It is potentially the Cinderella ocular disease …

purpose. Pterygium is a prevalent ocular surface disorder thought to be triggered by chronic
ultraviolet damage to the limbus. One of the enigmatic features of pterygium is its wing-like …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the postoperative recurrence rate of recurrent
pterygium and to evaluate risk factors for the recurrence. Methods: This study was a …

Purpose To investigate the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in a group of 93
Ecuadorian primary pterygia and to evaluate a possible association between COX-2 and …