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What's the Pterygium Belt? Houstonians should look out for common, underdiagnosed eye condition

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Do you suffer from itchy, red or dry eyes? It may be a common, but often under-recognized eye condition called Pterygia. ABC13 anchor Rita Garcia shares her own personal ...
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Tissue tuck technique provides alternative method of pterygium removal

A pterygium consists of a triangular, thickened mass of conjunctival and subconjunctival fibrovascular tissue with elastotic degeneration that crosses the limbus and invades the cornea, possibly ...
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Despite the prevalence, pterygium removal techniques not substantiated by sound data

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — While many case reports and small case series have been published on pterygium removal, ...
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Comparison of de-epithelialized amniotic membrane transplantation and conjunctival autograft after primary pterygium excision

To study the efficacy of de-epithelialized amniotic membrane (AM) graft (AmbioDry, Okto Ophtho Inc., Costa Mesa, CA, USA) as an adjunctive therapy after primary pterygium excision in comparison to ...
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Your red, itchy eyes might be from a condition called pinguecula — here's how to tell

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 such ...