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Artificial intelligence applied to AS-OCT scans can identify ocular surface squamous neoplasia from pterygia or pinguecula using epithelial thickness.

Pterygia are common findings on anterior segment examination. Many factors including size, visual acuity, and patient symptoms must be considered in the treatment, management, and decision to refer a ...

Being the irresponsible yet self-aware person I am, I know I will drop them 20 times or leave them behind at a restaurant, or ...

Pterygia are benign; but as a safeguard, the surgically removed growths are sent to pathology for testing to ensure they're not cancerous.

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Most bumps on the eyeball are relatively harmless growths called pterygia and pingueculae. A pinguecula is a raised, yellowish lump that may contain protein, fat, or calcium. A pterygium is a ...

Diaz and colleagues evaluated the effects of a novel sutureless and glueless surgical technique using the triple-layer dehydrated amniotic membrane for excise pterygia. They investigated the surgical ...

Fortunately, pterygia grow very slowly. As with pinguecula, it can easily be removed. Indeed, it should be removed well before it reaches the cornea.