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pterygium
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pterygium
by deb952, Nov 03, 2009 05:04PM
Are there preventative measures you can take to suppress the growth of an existing pterygium? I have one in both eyes (one bigger than the other; the larger one on the limbus border with the iris)
Doctor's Answer
by Sandra M Brown, MD, Nov 04, 2009 08:23AM
, Nov 04, 2009 08:23AM
Don't smoke. Diligently wear sunglasses with broad UVA and UVB blocking properties outdoors. Wearing a hat and sunglasses together is even better. It is not possible to make pterygia regress (go away) medically, although they can sometimes become inflamed (red and painful) and this can be treated with steroid eye drops.
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