Pterygium surgery can be challenging due to the extent of corneal involvement. In addition, postoperative recurrences can often be more difficult to manage than primary pterygium. Hence, there is a ...

To compare the surgical results, complications, and recurrence rates of primary pterygium excision with conjunctival autografts (CA) vs platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) grafts. Although the PRF has been ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recently a colleague referred a patient with a pterygium extending 2 mm onto the cornea (see “before” photo) ...

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 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Do you suffer from itchy, red or dry eyes? It may be a common, but often under-recognized eye condition called Pterygia. ABC13 anchor Rita Garcia shares her own personal ...

A pterygium is a raised growth in the surface of the eye (the conjunctiva) made mostly of collagen and tiny red capillaries. They are usually caused by extended exposure to sunlight. They may remain ...