Talk:Pterygium (eye)

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Please see Technical terms and definitions and try to improve this article. Thanks. --SueHay 02:25, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Eye problem but photo is mouth
The article discusses an eye problem but the photo, Image:Pterygium.jpg is of the mouth. Jidanni (talk) 23:28, 12 July 2008 (UTC)


 * What the heck are you talking about? That's a pterygium operation on someone's left eye.Iulus Ascanius (talk) 03:01, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Go easy on him, maybe he needs an eye operation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.208.192.86 (talk) 08:27, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Surgery details, prevention, etc. information offered
I do volunteer work at a free medical clinic in a border Mexican town. Our surgeries are often to remove these from the eyes. We do about 8 a month. A numbing shot is given in the inside crease in the lower lid, and then the doctor removes it with a scapel. And the rates are right -- we do about one woman per 10 men. The ages we've done since I've been there have been in the late 20s and in the 40s. The surgery is quick, with few side effects. To prevent these, it's best for those in hot dusty windy areas to wear sunglasses starting at an early age. Our clinic gives out sunglasses to as many eye patients as we have, to help prevent this. Also, use of eye drops seem to help prevent them. If it gets into the pupil area, it will grow in there and cause blindness. That is what I've learned so far. Thank you for letting me share this info with you folks! Zingingablenessedly (talk) 04:03, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Moved into new section here (was part of previous section). I leave to editors of this page analysis of the information kindly offered. Facts707 (talk) 10:29, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

Misfitting sentences
"There is a new and effective treatment using Mitomycin .01% solution (Mobius makes a kit) to keep the Pterygium from recurring. Please do some further research before deciding to do some of these outdated procedures."

This content is unsupported and adopts an advisory rather than informational approach. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BeinnEighe (talk • contribs) 01:33, 3 January 2015 (UTC)

Proposed Changes - conflict of interest disclosure
I have a conflict of interest regarding the Pterygium (conjunctiva) content, as I conduct surgery and research into Pterygium and have developed P.E.R.F.E.C.T. for Pterygium, a procedure which has been documented globally as having recurrence rates of 1 in 1000 compared to the standard procedure (conjunctival auto-grafting) recurrence rates of 1 in 10. To verify my content, I will also need to cite my own research. The research has been published in peer-reviewed journals. I therefore request your permission to add the following content.

1. Add new section "Pterygium Recurrence" - as a sub heading in the 'Conjunctival auto-grafting' section === Pterygium Recurrence === One of the risks of removal is pterygium recurrence and the need for further surgery. The risk of pterygium recurrence increases with subsequent surgeries.

2. Add new content to conjunctival auto-grafting after the following sentence: "One technique, Pterygium Extended Removal Followed by Extended Conjunctival Transplant (P.E.R.F.E.C.T for PTERYGIUM®) reduces the risk of recurrence in a first time removal to 1 in 1000."

New content request "It provides excellent cosmetic outcomes such that in 95% of patients the eye has a normal appearance and it is likely that the eye could not be recognized as having had surgery for pterygium.

3. Add citation to the following sentence: Conjunctival auto-grafting is a surgical technique that is an effective and safe procedure for pterygium removal.

thank you and I look forward to your response Lawrence Hirst (talk) 16:52, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
 * So the review on the topic is here Will take a look. Per WP:MEDRS we do not tend to use primary sources.  Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 21:08, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
 * WP:SELFCITE?--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 10:13, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Better review here Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 14:44, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
 * , the above article you referenced above is behind a paywall. How about this one?
 * Barbara (WVS) ✐   ✉  19:48, 15 April 2017 (UTC)


 * , if you email the sources that you have and have not authored to me, I may be able to help insert the relevant information into the article.
 * Best Regards, Barbara (WVS) ✐   ✉  19:48, 15 April 2017 (UTC)

Proposed merger of section Pterygium to here
It appears that content at should belong here as it is detailed information about the eye disorder and not generally about pterygium as a wing-like structure or disambiguation information. Facts707 (talk) 10:19, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose, on the grounds that while there may be some reorganization of material, there shouldn't be a merge; rather, we should keep WP:SUMMARY form. I note that the main template is already appropriately in place at Pterygium. Klbrain (talk) 15:46, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Closing, given this uncontested objection and no support. Klbrain (talk) 11:14, 5 October 2022 (UTC)