Diseases
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Behcet Disease
- Blepharoshalasis Dermatochalases
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Ectropion (Eversion of the Eyelids)
- Entropion (Inversion of the Eyelids)
- Epiretinal Membrane
- Episcleritis
- Glaucoma
- The Anatomy Of The Eye
- Intraocular Bleddings
- Eyelid Inflammations
- Xerophthalmia
- Injuries In The Eye
- Lachrymal Duct Obstruction
- Floaters
- Herpetic Ceratitis
- Cataract
- Keratoconus
- Refraction
- Macular Hole
- Macular Edema
- Microbial Keratitis
- Microbial Conjunctivitis
- Optic Neuritis and Multiple Sclerosis
- Presbyopia
- Pterygium
- Ptosis (Looseness Of The Eyelid)
- Color Blindness
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Embolism
- Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Retinoblastoma
- Yellow Spot Disease (ARMD)
- Scleritis
- Chalazion
- Thyroid Orbitopathy
- Uveitis
- Keratopathy Caused By Bells Palsy
Pterygium
DEFINITION: It is an abnormal fibrovascular tissue in white-red colors moving through the cornea from the nasal part in the bulbar conjunctiva.
Figure 1. External appearance of pterygium
SYMPTOMS AND FINDINGS: Small ones do not cause any complaints, while their increase in size causes stinging, redness, irritation, and decreased vision due to irregular astigmatism.
CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS: It is mostly seen in adults exposed to sun for a long time and working in dry and dusty environments.
AUXILIARY INVESTIGATIONS AND DIAGNOSIS: Diagnosis is made through biomicroscopic examination.
TREATMENT: In small-sized asymptomatic cases, no treatment is administered. In symptomatic cases advancing through the corneal surface, surgical incision is applied.