what micro-organism is pterygium ungius?
I don't think it is an organism, I think its a condition. (
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What are the names/locations of successful opthamologists performing amniotic membrane tranplants on the eyes?
I am looking for doctors who have many successes with this type of transplant related to removing pterygium from eyes. I have had two previous surgeries - both failed. My vision is being impacted by pterygium and I have been told surgery is a must. I am looking of the best. Someone who has utilized Fibrin and amniotic membranes. My first surgery left me with bare schlera and the second was a conjunctival autograft. Any one was has dealt with this -- please let me know if you have any successes to share -
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Gee I'd just Google that I really believe there would be more than one or many in any metropolitan area. Hope everything works out with what you need. You need to restate the question with your locale. (
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I had an Pterygium removed from my eye around 5 years ago, but it came back within a month. I need advice PL?
I researched the problem I have and it seems to be called "Pteryguim" It's this growth that I had in my eye) It covers one side of the white of the eye. I had it removed. My eye had to go through a lot of healing as it was purple for days because of all the blood circulations post-operation time. After around a month or two the growth comes back in my eye. Started small, and then became one standard size. I've gone to another doctor this time (the best in my city) who said that my operation wasn't done with enough care and that this growth is NOT cancerous and that I could have another operation if I wanted but they can't guarantee it won't re-occur like it did already. I depend on tears drops because that makes the growth go from the colour pinkish/red to a light skin colour and it helps that eye of mine as it is dry. At night it's a must for me to use the drops because my eye gets so dry because of the mass that it hurts to open it. I'm a youngster, a pretty one too but the thing is because of this one eye that I am ashamed for people to stare at, I have covered it with a side-fringe and lose so much of my self confidence as I never am able to look someone in the eye. I WANT a successful sugery so I can gain ALL my confidence back :'( Is there any permanent cure for this? I am ready to go all out to get a normal beautiful eye. What about an eye transplant? Someone PLEASE help me. :(
Thank you but will an eye transplant help?
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If you do a bit more research, you will learn that there is/was a reasonable chance that it would grow back. This is not uncommon regardless of the "care" taken by your previous surgeon.
Your current "doctor" is slamming your previous doctor to make himself look good, having said that proper care was not given when doing the procedure.
The fact is, this kind of growth can be removed properly, but many times does grow back. Doctors don't know why.
As far as getting an eye transplant, well probably should forget that. I know I won't be the first one to say this, but if you are worried about your looks, or what someone else will think about your looks, then your priorities are in the wrong place, and the person who is doing the judging isn't worth your time.
Get with your parents, and do the research. Then decide if you are willing to try again.
Remember that there seems to be a correlation between excessive exposure to ultraviolet light and the return of this condition. Therefore, when outdoors, it may help to wear hats, and sunglasses.
Hope it all works out for you!
P.S. Try to find confidence in who you are, and don't worry about what others are thinking, as relates to your eye. (
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Do you think i could have a Pterygium or Pinguecula? pics of my eye included?
my grandma was the one who said thats what it could be but im not sure and i hate going to the eye doctor. and if this is no big deal then i wouldnt have too(: lol anyway it does hurt sometimes but the pain comes and goes. its only my right eye an its been this way for a while.
thanks for the help!
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If you have a problem with your eyes you are better to consult a qualified professional rather than a bunch of anonymous people on Yahoo Answers.
Please go to an eye specialist, you are rationed 2 eyes per lifetime, don't waste time on here instead of getting them fixed.
Hope it works out OK for you. (
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I have pterygium in my eye its a growth is there anybody that has had this and had it removed?
I'm 33 years old, my eyes is always giving me problems dry, scratchi, red and irritaded especily in the sun wind or around strong chemicles in the air like salon. I have surgery to get it removed but im scared cause i've been getting mix answers from people saying no dont get it removed cause it will come back twice as bad and others saying its fine. Please if theres anyone out there that has had this surgery done let me know your results and if you recomend me getting it removed? Thanks
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I have a brownish-yellowish thing around my eye. It might be pterygium?
I'm pretty sure its not, but I just want to make sure. I think its a cut from my contacts. Its like a small little line not by my cornea. Its actually on the other side of my eye not close by my nose. I just want to make sure its a cut or something.
Here are the pictures:
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Or is it just red??? I just want to be sure. What's the earliest age pterygium starts?
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You wouldn't get cut from your contacts, ever. Contacts aren't sharp and the conjunctiva is tough. It may be something to get looked at before it gets worse. (
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at what rate does eyesight generally deteriorate?
I'm 20 years old and got glasses when i was 16, I wore them a bit in school but not much otherwise and only when i am feeling tired these days...as they are uncomfortable. I have noticed over the past 4 years my eyes have gotten a lot worse. Last appointment my script had changed enough to need new glasses and i think now they are worse again...
is it normal for my sight to deteriorate so quickly. as far as I know my prescription is for stigmatism. I also have a type of pterygium on one eye but am told it will not affect my vision
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One of the wonderful things about being alive, is change. As you grow older you change. We all change. Day by day we change.
And our parts change too. They are not static. You weigh more, or less than you did a year ago. Clothes fit differently.
In the eye, the lens changes by growing in layers. It grows throughout our lives, layer by layer. And this growth makes it bigger, and bigger. And as it gets bigger, the inside of the lens, the nucleus, gets further away from the outside. The oxygen gets all used up before it ever gets to the center. So the center fibers use anaerobic metabolism to survive. But that changes the character of the lens. The nucleus gets denser, stronger, changes color. In doing so it bends light more than when we are younger. The stronger lens makes us more nearsighted than we were last year, or the year before. By 3 years after we get a refraction, we need new glasses, AGAIN! jeeez.
So it's not that your eyes are worse, they're not. It's that there's an 'aging' process that goes on. If you can see 20/20 when you have your nearsightedness or farsightedness or asitmatism all corrected, your eyes are good. They still see well. That's IT. But if you don't see well even with your new glasses, then perhaps something is in the way. Something could be wrong.
Maybe the cornea, the clear part in the front, has been damaged or has a genetic problem that makes it no longer 'clear'. Maybe the lens gets foggy....from age, from diabetes, from inflammation, from????..that's a cataract. And that's an easy fix. Just go in, remove the foggy lens, put a new clear one in, and done...you again see well.
Or the gel has blood in it and everything is red and foggy. Or the retina is damaged by looking at the sun, or a welder's arc or a bright light or laser or...Or there is some systemic disease such as high blood pressure that causes leaks in the retina. A wet retina would scatter light and vision wouldn't be good. No 20/20 here, maybe 20/60. Or the nerve is damaged, or there's a tumor, or a stroke, or a cerebral bleed, or meningitis....
So if you have good vision, good vision when you have a 'recent' refraction...and you see 20/20 or close, your eyes aren't worse, just the refraction has changed.
A few weeks ago I got a call from a doctor who had a patient come in who had lost vision suddenly. He had been unable to see well for over a week when they called me. I looked at his eyes and found NOTHING wrong. But he couldn't see. So I indicated that he probably had a spike in his blood sugar about a week or so ago as he was diabetic, and that the very high levels of sugar entered his lens. That sugar pulled water in along with it and it changed the man's refraction so that he was now nearsighted. This is called metabolic myopia. I explained that this would resolve within a week or so and not go out and buy new glasses with that new Rx as it would change back within a month.
Is this the kind of problem you have?
nope.
you have eyes that are aging normally. At age 20 you are in the time when school is important and you read more, write papers, do reports, spend time on the computer. So you focus close, a lot. So you fatigue a little easier than you used to. And your lens is harder to bend. By the time you're 40 you'll need HELP to read, so you'll buy 'readers'. That lens is so big you can't bend it anymore.
The pterygium is a reaction to light, UV light, dust, debris, sunlight. If it grows bv over the cornea towards the visual axis, it'll be removed. If it stays quiet, no one will want to touch it as sometimes they come back really MAD.
It's my guestimate that you are aging normally. Just get your yearly exam which will change enough in 3 years or so to change your glasses Rx, and be done with it. My glasses NEVER make 3 years, ever. They get all bent when I drop them out of my pocket and the step on them before I can stop. I see no reason you'd be any different.
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I have a small pinguecula on the white of my eye, has anyone had 1, and maybe know how long they last.?
I have been to the doctors, but he said little about how i can help to get rid of it, he just said it may go on its own, if it does'nt it could lead to pterygium, which is a bigger 1 basically, and i may need surgery.
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Sadly, the cure is worse than the disease for most - which is chop it out. They're kinda gross looking, but we leave them alone unless they start to obscure vision. The best thing that you can do in the meantime is to avoid any further sun damage to your eyes - wear a hat, quality sunglasses, and stay out of the sun when possible (
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Do I have an eye problem?
I'm not sure if this is the correct term for this part of they eye, pterygium; the part of the eye where your nose and eye come together. Anyways, my left eye, has a liquid inside of it, its not teary-eyed water, but more of a thicker liquid. It lasts the whole day, and I have to contantly rub it to get some of the liquid out, so I went to a mirror and looked in it, I could see the liquid, I dabbed it with some toilet paper and got it out, but now it is coming back. What should I do?
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See an optometrist. You can try asking this question in "optical," which is also under "Health." You might get lucky and get an answer from an eye doctor.
How long has this been going on? If it's been every day for a week, you really should see an optometrist. No need for an ophthalmologist (that's an MD) at this point. An optometrist is much cheaper, and good enough.
Best of luck to you! :) (
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eye surgery worried about my dad =(?
ok well my dad will get eye surgery on Feb 4th the reason being is cuz he has pterygium ( if you know wat that is) my question is how risky is this surgery? and is it painful? thanks.
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I see many patients with this problem. A pterygium is a growth that forms on the conjunctiva (white part of the eye) and it can sometimes grow over the cornea obstructing vision. It is caused by wind or sun damage to the eye. It is not a risky surgery as long as the surgeon is qualified and experienced. Your Dad will be fine. He may have a bit of pain but the drops will help. Just make sure he uses all of his drops after the surgery to prevent infection. Good luck! (
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