PTERYGIUM SURGERY WHAT IS THE PTERYGIUM? Pterygium is an abnormal growth of connective tissue that tends to be directed from the white part of the eye to the cornea. It usually develops in the area of the eye exposed to ultraviolet radiation, environmental pollution or other external factors. SYMPTOMS Some people do not experience symptoms when the Pterygium is mild. However, when it is large or growing it produces symptoms such as: - Itchiness - Sand-feeling in the eyes - Burning - Feeling of having something in the eye (feeling of a foreign body in the eye) - Obscured vision when it grows on the cornea. If the Pterygium continues to grow it can invade the cornea, distorting the shape of the anterior surface of the eye, causing astigmatism and aberrations that affect the sight. PTERYGIUM SURGERY The extraction surgery of the Pterygium consists of eliminating the fleshy or abnormal tissue developed on the cornea. Under local anesthesia, the flesh is removed with very fine forceps and then the resection area is covered with a graft of the healthy tissue from the patient's own eye. ADVANTAGES OF PTERYGIUM SURGERY - Eliminates discomfort when opening and closing the eye. - Improves the physical appearance of the eye. - Fast recovery.
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