Ultraviolet light and pterygium

Ultraviolet light and pterygium

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of ultraviolet light (UV) as a causal factor of primary and pterygium recurrence. A conjuctival autograft transplantation was a surgical method of pterygium treatment. In the first group (38 eyes) were patients with primary and recurrent pte...

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Veröffentlicht in:Collegium antropologicum 2007-01, Vol.31 Suppl 1 (Supp. 1), p.45-47
Hauptverfasser: Sekelj, Sandra, Dekaris, Iva, Kondza-Krstonijević, Edita, Gabrić, Nikica, Predović, Jurica, Mitrović, Sanja
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Demography
Diseases
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Pterygium - etiology
Pterygium - surgery
Radiation
Radiation Injuries - etiology
Radiation Injuries - surgery
Recurrence
Sight
Ultraviolet Rays - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of ultraviolet light (UV) as a causal factor of primary and pterygium recurrence. A conjuctival autograft transplantation was a surgical method of pterygium treatment. In the first group (38 eyes) were patients with primary and recurrent pterygium exposed to sun (worked outdoors), evaluating geodemographic status, and in the second group (20 eyes) were patients who were not. During 6-12 months of follow up recurrence rate after surgical removal was 27% in the first group and 10% in the second one. UV light seems to have an important role in cause of primary and recurrent pterygium.
ISSN:0350-6134