 Pterygium
"Pterygium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An abnormal triangular fold of membrane in the interpalpebral fissure, extending from the conjunctiva to the cornea, being immovably united to the cornea at its apex, firmly attached to the sclera throughout its middle portion, and merged with the conjunctiva at its base. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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D011625
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.187.781
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pterygium" by people in Profiles.
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Hovanesian JA, Starr CE, Vroman DT, Mah FS, Gomes JAP, Farid M, Shamie N, Davidson RS, John T, Holland EJ, Kim T. Surgical techniques and adjuvants for the management of primary and recurrent pterygia. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2017 03; 43(3):405-419.
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Monteiro-Grillo I, Gaspar L, Monteiro-Grillo M, Pires F, Ribeiro da Silva JM. Postoperative irradiation of primary or recurrent pterygium: results and sequelae. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2000 Oct 01; 48(3):865-9.
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Taravella MJ, Johnson DW, Petty JG, Keyser RB, Foster CS, Lundberg BE. Infectious posterior scleritis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii. Clinicopathologic findings. Ophthalmology. 1997 Aug; 104(8):1312-6.
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Wilder RB, Buatti JM, Kittelson JM, Shimm DS, Harari PM, Rogoff EE, Cassady JR. Pterygium treated with excision and postoperative beta irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1992; 23(3):533-7.
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West SK, Rosenthal FS, Bressler NM, Bressler SB, Munoz B, Fine SL, Taylor HR. Exposure to sunlight and other risk factors for age-related macular degeneration. Arch Ophthalmol. 1989 Jun; 107(6):875-9.
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