Introduction: Pterygium
Pterygium: Pink growth on the eye's cornea
Pterygium: A pterygium is a pinkish, triangular-shaped tissue growth on the cornea. Some pterygia grow slowly throughout a person's life, while others stop growing after a certain point. A pterygium rarely grows so large that it begins to cover the pupil of the eye.1
Researching symptoms of Pterygium: Further information about the symptoms of Pterygium is available including a list of symptoms of Pterygium, other diseases that might have similar symptoms in differential diagnosis of Pterygium, or alternatively return to research other symptoms in the symptom center.
Misdiagnosis and Pterygium: Research more detailed information about misdiagnosis of Pterygium, or research misdiagnosis of other diseases
Treatments for Pterygium:
Various information is available about treatments available for Pterygium,
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI
Last revision: June 12, 2003
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