ArticleJournal of ophthalmic & vision research
Risk Factors for Pterygium in Ilam Province, Iran.
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- Computer-Assisted Pterygium Screening System: A Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Reproductive risk factors of pterygium in postmenopausal women: a nationwide study in the Republic of Korea.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Gold nanoparticles to enhance ophthalmic imaging.Biomaterials science · 2021Review
- Prevalence of Pterygium and Associated Risk Factors in the High-Altitude Area of Ta'if City, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2021Article
- Pterygium Is Related to Short Axial Length.Cornea · 2020Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Bilateral Double-headed Recurrent Pterygium: A Case Presentation and Literature Review.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2020Article
- Solar Radiation Exposure and Outdoor Work: An Underestimated Occupational Risk.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Review
- Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 in Patients with and without Pterygia.Journal of ophthalmic & vision researchReview
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the risk factors for pterygium in the dry, high altitude province of Ilam, Iran.
methodsThe study included patients who presented to ophthalmology clinic. The patients were divided into two groups: 210 diagnosed with pterygium or pinguecula (unilateral or bilateral), and 210 healthy controls. Demographic variables, living environment, disease type, disease laterality, family history of pterygium as well as history of smoking, working outdoors, baking, welding, ocular conditions (trachoma keratopathy, glaucoma, refractive error, and dry eye), use of glasses, ultraviolet light exposure, and systemic conditions were collected from both groups and compared for risk assessment.
resultsUnivariate analysis revealed that age (
conclusionThis study tested more risk factors related to the prevalence of pterygium compared to previous studies. It also confirmed previously established risk factors. Family history of pterygium and blepharitis were risk factors that have not been reported in previous studies and were found to be significantly associated with the development of pterygium in this study.
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