INTRODUCTION Slit-lamp beam measurements of a pterygium can be difficult to reproduce accurately. PURPOSE To compare standard slit-lamp beam measurements of pterygia to computer caliper measurements of Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)images. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirteen pterygia often patients were evaluated. Two physicians independently measured each pterygium using the...

PURPOSE To evaluate the risk factors for the development of pterygium in a Middle Eastern country (Jordan) and to compare our finding with those from other countries. METHODS This study was conducted in Irbid District, in northern Jordan, a region located 31 degrees north of the equator, with a stable, subtropical climate. In this case control study, 96 adult subjects presenting with pterygiu...

PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate changes in visual acuity, corneal parameters, and topographic parameters after pterygium surgery. DESIGN A prospective observational study was conducted. METHODS Twenty eyes of 20 participants undergoing pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft secured using human fibrin tissue adhesive were included in the study. All the participants were asses...

Pterygium is a fibrovascular proliferative disorder in which conjunctival tissue grows medially to cover the clear cornea. It is well known that outdoor work in situations with high light reflectivity enhances pterygium development. Surgical resection is not always necessary for patients without visual disturbance or cosmetic complaint. A 63yearold woman presented with a 5year history of a slow...

INTRODUCTION We describe a patient with corneal and scleral dellen, which occurred after an uneventful pterygium excision without adjunctive therapy and a subsequent febrile episode. CASE REPORT A 43-year-old woman presented with a history of recurrent irritation in her right eye and a diagnosis of pterygium. The pterygium was excised under local anesthesia with the bare scleral technique and...

The authors describe a case of keratomycosis that appeared after the exeresis of a pterygium. A 48-year-old patient had been referred with a red right eye associated with an abscess of the cornea along the ablation zone of the pterygium. The surgery had been performed a month beforehand. The abscess was 6 mm high and 4 mm wide. The authors instigated a treatment that included amphotericin B (0....

PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of amniotic membrane transplantation associated with conjunctival autograft in primary pterygium treatment. METHODS We have analyzed, prospectively, 26 patients (14 women and 12 men), from 20 to 60 years old, examined at the Evangelic Hospital Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic. They were submitted to primary pterygium treatment with pterygium excision surge...

PURPOSE A previous report of ours noted that not only p53 protein overexpression, but also p53 gene mutation. were indeed detected in pterygium. BaP 7,8-diol 9,10-epoxide (BPDE), an ultimate metabolite of BaP, attacks deoxyguanosine to form a BPDE-N2-dG adduct resulting in p53 mutations. The relationship between BPDE-like DNA adduct levels and abnormal p53 has not been clear in pterygium. There...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to detect the clinical and histological effects of preoperative subconjunctival injection of both bevacizumab and mitomycin C (MMC) 1 month before the surgical excision of primary pterygium using a bare sclera technique. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 20 patients with primary pterygium underwent subconjunctival combined injection of 0.1 mL of MMC (0.1 mg/mL)...

The aim of this article is to evaluate and classify pathogenetic origins based on morphologic reproliferative patterns in patients who underwent pterygium excision with a conjunctival autograft. In this retrospective, observational case series, a total of 116 eyes of 116 patients with pterygium who underwent pterygium excision with a conjunctival autograft between February 2009 and May 2011 wer...