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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of pterygium

Poster Details

First Author: S.Benameur MOROCCO

Co Author(s): F. Ouali   A. Mchachi   L. Benhmidoun   A. Chakib   R. Rachid   M. Elbelhadji     

Abstract Details

Purpose:

The aim of this study was to report the epidemiological and the clinical aspects of pterygium at our Ophthalmology Department.

Setting:

Adult Ophthalmology Department, 20 August Hospital, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Casablanca, Morocco. Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Hassan II University.

Methods:

A prospective study was performed at our Ophthalmology Department from april to september 2019. The target population was anyone with a pterygium. The patients had a complete ophthalmic examination before the surgical care, followed by a medical follow up for at least six months.

Results:

During the period of the study, 124 patients with pterygium were registered, which means a prevalence of 1.10%. The mean age of the patients was 43 (going from 29 to 69 years old) Men represented 56% of the cases while women 44%. 97% occurred on the nasal side, none had temporal pterygium only (0%), and 3 had both nasal and temporal pterygia (3%). 65% of the responders have grade 2 pterygia, and 95% having either grade 1 or grade 2 pterygia. Most of them had little formal education and began working outdoors in fishing-related occupations from their early teens.

Conclusions:

There is a high prevalence rate of pterygium among the study subjects, with the rates increasing rapidly with age. There were many modifiable risk factors associated with pterygium such as U.V. B exposure

Financial Disclosure:

None