title: Ultraviolet light and pterygium.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the contribution of ultraviolet light (UV) as a causal factor of primary and pterygium recurrence. A conjuctival autograft transplantation was a surgical method of pterygium treatment. In the first group (38 eyes) were patients with primary and recurrent pterygium exposed to sun (worked outdoors), evaluating geodemographic status, and in the second group (20 eyes) were patients who were not. During 6-12 months of follow up recurrence rate after surgical removal was 27% in the first group and 10% in the second one. UV light seems to have an important role in cause of primary and recurrent pterygium.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital "Sveti Duh", Zagreb, Croatia. Sandra.Sekelj@bolnicasb.hr
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sekelj
authors.forename: Iva
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dekaris
authors.forename: Edita
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kondza-Krstonijević
authors.forename: Nikica
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gabrić
authors.forename: Jurica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Predović
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mitrović
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011625:Pterygium / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*