A retrospective review of patients treated for pterygium recurrence was carried out. Patients with recurrent (secondary) pterygium were treated with multiple weekly intra-lesional injections of 0. ...

Care must be taken to avoid deep dissection into the corneal stroma. In advanced or recurrent pterygium involving an extensive area of dissection, AMT is a viable alternative to conjunctival ...

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 ...

Once the pterygium is removed, your doctor will replace it with a graft of associated membrane tissue to prevent recurrent pterygium growths. Once the pterygium is removed, doctors will either use ...

Intralesional anesthesia in the form of lidocaine with epinephrine is used 1 mL to 2 mL (this can also delineate the extent of the pterygium in obscure or recurrent cases). Depending on the ...

Patient-reported results of a novel treatment for pterygium and pinguecula, a common incurable eye condition have recently been reported. The treatment utilizes the well-known cardiovascular drug ...

Pinguecula and pterygium are both types of non-cancerous tissue overgrowth. If a pinguecula progresses and grows into the cornea, it becomes a pterygium. You can use over-the-counter lubrication ...