Strategies in Pterygium Treatment
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 17, Issue 1
Abstract
Pterygium is a conjunctival degenerative process characterized by a sheet of fibrovascular tissue encroaching upon the cornea within the interpalpebral fissure, almost invariably on the nasal side. Excessive exposure to ultraviolet sunlight is the most common predisposing factor. Ultraviolet light-induced damage to limbal stem cell barrier with subsequent conjunctivilization of the cornea is the currently accepted etiology. Other agents that give rise to chronic irritation of the conjunctiva such as air pollution, dust and wind have also been found as determining factors [1]. JMS 2014;17(1):4-5
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Imtiyaz Ahmad, Sajad Sheikh, Reyaz Unto, Nusrat Shaheen
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