Purpose Pterygium excision is often followed by recurrence that may be more severe than the initial lesion. This study evaluated the efficacy of conjunctival mini-autograft following surgical excision ...

The sizes of the pterygia were not an inclusion or exclusion criteria in this series of cases. 1 It included patients who had one, two and three previous pterygium excision surgeries. It also included ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pterygium is a degenerative condition of the ocular surface. The growth is known to cause issues such as visual ...

The authors performed a retrospective review of all of their cases of surgery for recurrent pterygia from October 2005 to November 2008. All patients had previously undergone at least 1 pterygium ...

A pterygium consists of a triangular, thickened mass of conjunctival and subconjunctival fibrovascular tissue with elastotic degeneration that crosses the limbus and invades the cornea, possibly ...

(HealthDay News) — After pterygium excision, the sequence of tissue restoration appears to start in the cornea and end in the limbal area, according to a study published online March 31 in Ophthalmic ...

A pterygium is a triangular or wedge shaped growth that develops on the conjunctiva of the eye and grows onto the cornea. The conjunctiva is the clear, thin membrane that covers the white of the eye.

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Friday released the guidelines for its pterygium excision with graft and ocular surface reconstructive surgeries (OSR). The guidelines ensure ...

Austin, Texas-based Mann Eye Institute has opened its new office-based surgery center, the Mann Austin Surgery Center. The facility will offer cataract removal, refractive lens replacement and ...