title: Pterygium in a Libyan village.
abstract: The prevalence of pterygium was estimated in a Libyan village. There seems to be an association between pterygium and cicatricial trachoma, poor housing conditions and Herbert's Pits in this population.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ben-Amer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008002:Libya; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011625:Pterygium / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014141:Trachoma / Q000150:complications