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Pterygium

Signs & Symptoms

 Eye Redness
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium]
Eye Irritation
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium]
Windy environments
Ref: Vaughan [ 249]
Chronic sun exposure
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium]

Physical Examination

 Wedge-shaped growth extending onto the cornea
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium] Vaughan [ 249] BCSC [ 84]
Occurring in axes (negative symptom)
Note: Occurring in axes other than the horizontal axis
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium]
Irregularity in consistency (negative symptom)
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium]

Lab / Serology

Imagin Study

Complication

 Astigmatism
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium] BCSC [ 85]
Corneal scarring
Ref: BCSC [ 85]
Restricted eye movement
Note: Occurs only following multiple surgical excisions
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium]

Risk Factors

 Black ethnicity
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium]
Elder
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium]
Fewer years of education
Ref: Uptodate [ Pterygium]

Cause

Other