Association between HPV detection in swab samples and tissue specimens and ophthalmic pterygium recurrence.
Aikaterini K ChalkiaMelpomeni TseliouGeorgios BontzosNikolaos G TsakalisDimitrios A LiakopoulosStyliani BlazakiGeorgios SourvinosEfstathios T DetorakisPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2021)
Persistence of HPV infection seems to be correlated with postoperative pterygium recurrence. Further investigation with the use of the minimally invasive proposed swab technique may contribute in the understanding of pterygium pathogenesis and in the development of a more efficient treatment planning.