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*Raizada ''et al.''<ref name=pmid1031388>{{Cite journal | last1 = Raizada | first1 = IN. | last2 = Bhatnagar | first2 = NK. | title = Pinguecula and pterygium (a histopathological study). | journal = Indian J Ophthalmol | volume = 24 | issue = 2 | pages = 16-8 | month = Jul | year = 1976 | doi = | PMID = 1031388 | URL = http://www.ijo.in/text.asp?2007/55/1/83/29517 }}</ref> suggest it is an early pterygium; however, this is disputed. | *Raizada ''et al.''<ref name=pmid1031388>{{Cite journal | last1 = Raizada | first1 = IN. | last2 = Bhatnagar | first2 = NK. | title = Pinguecula and pterygium (a histopathological study). | journal = Indian J Ophthalmol | volume = 24 | issue = 2 | pages = 16-8 | month = Jul | year = 1976 | doi = | PMID = 1031388 | URL = http://www.ijo.in/text.asp?2007/55/1/83/29517 }}</ref> suggest it is an early pterygium; however, this is disputed. | ||
* | *Due to ultraviolet light exposure, e.g. sunlight.<ref name=pmid2695353>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hill | first1 = JC. | last2 = Maske | first2 = R. | title = Pathogenesis of pterygium. | journal = Eye (Lond) | volume = 3 ( Pt 2) | issue = | pages = 218-26 | month = | year = 1989 | doi = 10.1038/eye.1989.31 | PMID = 2695353 | URL = http://www.nature.com/eye/journal/v3/n2/abs/eye198931a.html }}</ref> | ||
*Tend to be older than individuals afflicted with a pterygium. | |||
===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
* | *Similar to pterygium.<ref name=pmid2695353>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hill | first1 = JC. | last2 = Maske | first2 = R. | title = Pathogenesis of pterygium. | journal = Eye (Lond) | volume = 3 ( Pt 2) | issue = | pages = 218-26 | month = | year = 1989 | doi = 10.1038/eye.1989.31 | PMID = 2695353 | URL = http://www.nature.com/eye/journal/v3/n2/abs/eye198931a.html }}</ref> | ||
==Pterygium== | ==Pterygium== | ||