Cargando…

Prevalence of pterygium and its associated factors among adults aged 18 years and above in Gambella town, Southwest Ethiopia, May 2019

INTRODUCTION: A pterygium is a wing-shaped fibro-vascular growth of conjunctiva on the superficial cornea/conjunctiva. It is an elastotic degeneration of conjunctival stroma mainly due to Ultraviolet light exposure. The prevalence of pterygium varies in different environmental conditions. Its magnit...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fekadu, Sofonias Addis, Assem, Abel Sinshaw, Adimassu, Nebiyat Feleke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7470263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32881888
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237891