Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia.

Tibebu Kassie AlemayehuYezinash AddisZewdu Yenegeta BizunehMebratu Mulusew TegegneBirhanemeskel Tegene

Published in: Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)

The prevalence of pterygium was relatively higher. Being widowed, outdoor occupation, sun exposure, wind exposure, alcohol drinking, and severe blepharitis were significantly associated with the development of pterygium.

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