Pterygium Is Related to Short Axial Length.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To test the hypothesis that pterygium presents with both refractive and anatomical changes, especially short axial length.

Methods

A retrospective, hospital-based cross-sectional study included 521 eyes from 521 patients who were enrolled through a community survey by Shanghai Heping Eye Hospital was conducted. Patients with primary pterygium in at least 1 eye were considered the pterygium group, and those with normal eyes were considered the nonpterygium group. The prevalence and length of pterygium, refractive characteristics including spherical power, astigmatism, corneal curvature, and anatomical parameters including axial length, anterior chamber depth, endothelial cell density, and corneal thickness were compared between groups.

Results

Five hundred twen

SUBMITTER: Zhang LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6970537 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature