Correlation between pterygium and dry eye: diagnostics and risk factors not considered

Cornejo C.A.M.; Levano E.R.M. · Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia (2022) · DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.2022-0240

Resumen

In our article “Correlation between the presumed pterygium with dry eye and with systemic and ocular risk factors,” the assessment for the categorization of presumed pterygium in the participants was performed solely by the observation of a fibrovascular growth extending from the conjunctiva to the limbus and enveloping the cornea(1). In the presence of pathologies with similar characteristics (pinguecula, pseudopterygium, spinocellular carcinoma, and nodular scleritis), it is necessary to perform additional tests, such as slit-lamp examination, histopathology, and biopsy through optical coherence tomography, that allow differentiation between benign and malignant pathologies within the above-mentioned diagnoses(2).

Instituciones: Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista