The authors performed a retrospective review of all of their cases of surgery for recurrent pterygia from October 2005 to November 2008. All patients had previously undergone at least 1 pterygium ...

The sclera is the outer layer of your eye. You’ve probably heard it referred to as the “white of your eye.” It’s made up of fibrous connective tissue that covers the eyeball and surrounds the cornea.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Ophthalmologists often have to deal with pterygium surgery, especially in the sun-belt regions of the globe.

The transparent tissue that covers your eye is called the conjunctiva. When blood collects under this transparent tissue, it’s known as bleeding under the conjunctiva, or subconjunctival hemorrhage.

This prospective study included 54 eyes with primary nasal pterygia that underwent pterygium surgery with a bare-sclera technique and intraoperative mitomycin C application. Patients were randomized ...

HealthDay News — Diurnal variations occur in the thickness of the anterior sclera and conjunctiva among healthy young adults, according to a study published online March 1 in Ophthalmic & ...

The sclera is the protective outer layer of the eye, made of connective tissue. It starts at the limbus, where it is continuous with the cornea, and terminates at the optic canal, where it fuses with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Case 1: A 38-year-old male patient presented with a history of redness and pain in the left eye for 3 months. On ...