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Clinical profile of pterygium in patients seeking eye care in India: electronic medical records-driven big data analytics report III.

Anthony Vipin DasSahitya PodilaGumpili Sai PrashanthiSayan Basu
Published in: International ophthalmology (2020)
About one-tenth of individuals seeking eye care in India have pterygium in at least one eye. It rarely impacts vision, is commonly unilateral and nasal and usually does not require surgery. It is associated with increasing age, females, outdoor work, low income and geographical location closer to the equator.
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