Choosing a surgeon to operate on your eye is an important decision. Although pterygium removal is a commonly performed procedure, not every pterygium is the same, and surgical techniques, experience, recurrence rates, and approaches to follow-up care can vary considerably. If you’ve been told that you may need pterygium surgery,
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Receiving a pterygium diagnosis from your eye doctor can be alarming, particularly if you weren’t aware of the presence of any such thing before you walked into the clinic. A pterygium is a triangular growth from the white sclera of the eye over the transparent cornea, driven by exposure to
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Around 15 million Americans have a pterygium. Around 16 million are living with dry eye disease. Is it possible – or even probable – that there is some degree of overlap between the two conditions? July is National Dry Eye Awareness month, making now the perfect time to become aware
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Pterygium surgery has come a long way since it was first described by a physician named Sushruta from India way back in 1000 BC. Now we know a little bit more about this fibrovascular, wing-shaped growth crossing from the white sclera to the transparent cornea of the eye, including how
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Everyone’s bodies are a little different. Some people are tall, some are short. Some develop a pterygium, others don’t. Some heal fast, some heal slow. If you fall into the cohort of “have developed a pterygium,” and said pterygium is starting to bother you, surgical removal with a pterygium surgeon
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Pterygium affects around 10-15 million Americans, with higher rates found in the sun-kissed regions closer to the equator, such as southern California. Though many people with a pterygium (or two) are unbothered by this triangular growth of the eye’s whites over the clear cornea, others may be affected by pterygium
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Aesthetically displeasing but usually harmless is the surfer’s eye, also known as a pterygium. This triangular thickening of tissue creeping from the whites of your eye over the transparent cornea is a common side effect of ultraviolet exposure. And though a pterygium is considered to be benign (non-cancerous), there’s a
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Cataracts are more or less an inevitable part of aging. That cloudy haze forming in the lens of your eye as you get older? Entirely normal. Fortunately, cataracts can be fairly easily resolved through surgery. But if the idea of cataract surgery is less than appealing (and absolutely no shame
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When looking into getting LASIK eye surgery, it’s natural to hunt around for the best deals. In fact, some people travel overseas to get access to cheap laser eye surgery, a questionable undertaking known as medical tourism. But according to the old adage, you get what you pay for. And
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If sitting in front of a crackling fire this winter makes your eyes feel like they’re crackling too, two things – 1) you may be sitting too close to the fire, and 2) you could have dry eye syndrome. Though December may be the season focused on family, festivities, food,
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Okay, so you had LASIK done a few years ago and it was great at the start but now it’s getting a little less great. Because you read our Can LASIK Last Forever article, you suspect you are experiencing regression, the return of a spectacle prescription after having had previous
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Lasers, they’re everywhere. From barcode scanners and hair removal to superhero vision and spy gadgets, lasers have a thousand and one applications (probably more). They’re also pretty useful when it comes to cataract surgery. What are Cataracts? First things first, what are cataracts? A cataract is a clouding or
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Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures around the world. Given that cataracts are typically a product of aging and most people age, this fact shouldn’t be surprising. A cataract operation can be life-changing – once you were blind but now you can see. While many people
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Cataract surgery is not what it once was. In its earliest form, the removal of cataracts was through a technique known as couching, which involved using a sharp instrument to simply poke the cataractous lens out of the way. Though there was no longer a cloudy lens in the way
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