Pseudopterygium: An Algorithm Approach Based on the Current Evidence

Facundo Urbinati; Davide Borroni; Marina Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora; José María Sánchez-González; María García-Lorente; Francisco Zamorano-Martín; Rahul Rachwani-Anil; Santiago Ortiz-Pérez; Vito Romano; Carlos Rocha-de-Lossada

doi:10.3390/diagnostics12081843

Pseudopterygium: An Algorithm Approach Based on the Current Evidence

Facundo Urbinati, Davide Borroni, Marina Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora, José María Sánchez-González (Corresponding Author), María García-Lorente, Francisco Zamorano-Martín, Rahul Rachwani-Anil, Santiago Ortiz-Pérez, Vito Romano, Carlos Rocha-de-Lossada

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Abstract

Pseudopterygium is a non-progressive conjunctival adhesion to the peripheral cornea secondary to a corneal-limbus damage. According to the literature, the main etiology is a previous eye trauma. Nevertheless, this could be biased by the existence of other underdiagnosed causes of pseudopterygium, some of which may have severe consequences for the integrity of the eye and patient’s life. This comprehensive literature review was performed based on a search on the PubMed and Google Scholar databases of relevant pseudopterygium published papers according to our current knowledge and seeks to gather the existing evidence about its diverse etiologies and clinical features, as well as to propose a diagnostic algorithm to simplify its correct approach.

Original language	English
Article number	1843
Journal	Diagnostics
Volume	12
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12081843
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022

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limbus
ocular burn
ocular trauma
pseudopterygium
pterygium

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3.2 Clinical medicine

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