Risk analysis in the development of pterygia.

doi:10.1016/s0161-6420(92)31850-0

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Risk analysis in the development of pterygia.

Ophthalmology - 1 Jul 1992

Mackenzie F D, Hirst L W, Battistutta D, Green A

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PURPOSE: No detailed analysis of risk factors in the development of pterygia has been previously performed. In this report, the authors identify and quantify these risk factors. METHODS: In a case-control study, 278 patients treated in a Brisbane hospital for primary pterygium between 1973 and 1978 were compared with a similar number of people without pterygium who were matched for age, race, and sex, using...

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