title: Pterygium in Ibadan.
abstract: This is a retrospective study of 500 eyes of 400 patients with pterygium seen over a 3 year period to determine the clinical presentations and outcome of surgery. The study showed that it was a fairly common eye condition in the south western part of Nigeria. It formed 9% of all new cases seen in the eye clinic of the University College Hospital, Ibadan and 20% of all planned ocular surgery in the same hospital. 70% of patients studied came to hospital because of the growth in their eyes. 80% of the pterygia were large, fleshy type in the nasal position. 65% of patients were outdoor workers. Surgical excision was by the 'Bare sclera' method. 40% of these patients had a recurrence of the growth. There is need to modify the available surgical method commonly performed at the University College Hospital and introduce B irradiation treatment to reduce the recurrence rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Ashaye
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011625:Pterygium / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity