Prevalence and risk factors of pterygium / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)
International Eye Science
;
(12): 871-874, 2008.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-641589
ABSTRACT
Pterygium is a common disorder of ocular surface with unknown etiology and pathogenesis. The epidemiological studies around the world have shown that the prevalence rates range from 0.3% to 37.46%. Pterygium is related to geographic setting, sunlight and ultraviolet exposure,age, gender, economic situation, dry eye syndrome and others. The purpose of this review is to present a summary of the more recent literature about the epidemiological study, paying particular attention to prevalence and risk factors of pterygium.
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Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
International Eye Science
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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