Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pterygium surgery can be challenging due to the extent of corneal involvement. In addition, postoperative ...

(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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The sclera, the outermost coat of the eyeball, comprises a group of collagen fibers that make the ocular coat ...

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 ...

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 ...

In all, 70 patients (70 eyes) with primary pterygia who underwent a bare-sclera procedure were enrolled in this study. Tear break-up time, Schirmer, and tear-ferning tests and conjunctival goblet cell ...

Pterygium surgery is a procedure performed to remove noncancerous conjunctiva gro w ths (pterygia) from the eye. The conjunctiva is the clear tissue covering the white part of the eye and the inside ...

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has issued guidelines on Pterygium Excision with Graft and Ocular Surface Reconstructive Surgeries (OSR). Pterygium, most commonly known as “pugita ...

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 ...