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 ...
To determine the prevalence of pinguecula and pterygium and to investigate their associations in a general adult population in North-Western Spain. An age-stratified random sample of 1155 subjects ≥40 ...
Purpose To investigate metallothionein (MT) expression in pterygium, pinguecula and normal conjunctiva and define its possible significance in this area of the eye. In order to further elucidate the ...
Look in the mirror in the morning and notice a growth on your eyeball? If you are concerned about whether or not this could be cancerous or what is causing it, Dr Mary Leonard is at hand. Answering ...
Q: What is the spot on my eye ? A: The cornea is the transplant tissue in front of the eyeball which allows light to enter the eye so we can see. The cornea is surrounded by a white layer of tissue ...
If eyes are the windows to the soul, it follows that eyes are also our windows to the world. For those of us blessed with eyesight, we want to keep our eyes looking good — inside and out. One way to ...
At the Israeli Society for Vision and Eye Research (ISVER) conference on March 10, the MedInsight Research Institute and Center for Drug Repurposing at Ariel University presented the latest findings ...