
It’s just a pterygium… or is it?
A pterygium is a benign, triangular, fibrovascular growth extending from the bulbar conjunctiva over the limbus and onto the cornea (Fig 1)¹. Pterygia are common, with world prevalence reported as 12% in a systematic review in 2018². A pterygium is an acquired proliferative disorder (rather than a d
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