Purpose: To study the relationship between pterygium size (extension, width, total area) and
corneal astigmatism in eyes with unilateral primary pterygium. Also to determine the critical …

Purpose: To evaluate the recurrence rate, surgical time, and postoperative pain between
conjunctival autografting with sutures and with fibrin adhesive in pterygium surgery …

Purpose: To determine abnormalities in tear osmolarity (TO), tear function, and impression
cytology in patients with pterygium and to assess the relationship between the variables …

Purpose. To investigate the efficacy of postoperative 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in halting
recurrence of pterygium. Methods. Early recurrence of pterygium was detected in six eyes of …

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness that until recently
had no recognised drug treatment. In wet AMD, choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) causes …

Aims Ophthalmic pterygium is a potentially vision-threatening lesion of unknown etiology,
related to an exposure to solar light. Mutations to the ras genes are frequently observed in …

Pterygium is an abnormal fibrovascular tissue extending on the cornea which is a
degenerative and hyperplastic disorder. A stromal overgrowth of fibroblast and blood …

Abstract Purpose To study the Scheimpflug's imaging and corneal biomechanics in primary
pterygium. Methods A prospective observational study of 55 patients with unilateral primary …

* BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcome of simple excision with
preserved human amniotic membrane transplantation in the treatment of primary pterygium …

El pterigión es una proliferación fibrovascular del tejido conjuntival que crece desde la
conjuntiva bulbar hacia la córnea. Objetivo: Determinar las características histológicas y de …