[Pterygium--menace, lying in wait]
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Jacek Robaszkiewicz1, Stanisław Mrzygłód
1Kliniki Okulistycznej Wojskowego Instytutu Medycznego w Warszawie.
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|July 18, 2003
Abstract:
Pterygium consists of epithelium of bulbar conjunctiva and hypertrophied subconjunctival connective tissue. Although described and recognized before 1000 B. C, its pathogenesis still remains an ophthalmic enigma. Generally it is considered to be a cause of corneal blindness. The methods of pterygium surgery changes from the simplest bare sclera excision to stratified keratoplastics and transplantation technique.
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