Prevalence and risk factors of pterygium
- VernacularTitle:翼状胬肉的流行病学研究现状
- Author:
Peng, LÜ
;
Xiao-Ming, CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pterygium;
epidemiological study;
risk factors
- From:
International Eye Science
2008;8(5):871-874
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Pterygium is a common disorder of ocular surface with unknown etiology and pathogenesis. The epidemiological studies around the world have shown that the prevalence rates range from 0.3% to 37.46%. Pterygium is related to geographic setting, sunlight and ultraviolet exposure,age, gender, economic situation, dry eye syndrome and others. The purpose of this review is to present a summary of the more recent literature about the epidemiological study, paying particular attention to prevalence and risk factors of pterygium.
