Pterygium (Surfer’s Eye): Causes, Symptoms Treatment What is a pterygium (surfer’s eye)? A pterygium (ter-IJ-ee-um) is a raised, fleshy growth on your eye’s conjunctiva, the clear membrane that covers the white part of your eye The growth may look whiteish or pinkish and may have visible blood vessels in it
What Is a Pinguecula and a Pterygium (Surfers Eye)? Pterygium is a growth of fleshy tissue (has blood vessels) that may start as a pinguecula It can remain small or grow large enough to cover part of the cornea
Pterygium (eye) - Wikipedia A pterygium of the eye (pl : pterygia or pterygiums, also called surfer's eye) is a pinkish, roughly triangular tissue growth of the conjunctiva onto the cornea of the eye [2]
Pterygium - EyeWiki Pterygium, from the Greek pterygos meaning “wing”, is a common ocular surface lesion originating in the limbal conjunctiva within the palpebral fissure with progressive involvement of the cornea
Pinguecula and Pterygium - Johns Hopkins Medicine A pterygium, also known as surfer’s eye, is a raised, wedge-shaped growth of the conjunctiva that extends onto the cornea — the outer layer of the eye These growths also can occur on either side of the eye
Pterygium Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments | UVA Health An abnormal, noncancerous growth in the conjunctiva is called a pterygium These small fleshy spots extend onto the surface of the eye from the conjunctiva, a membrane lining the inner eyelid
Pterygium - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Pterygium is basically a fibrovascular overgrowth of the subconjunctival tissue, triangular in shape, and encroaching on to the cornea in the medial and lateral palpebral fissure
Pterygium - AOA Pterygium is an abnormal growth of tissue on the conjunctiva (the clear membrane that covers the white of the eye) and the adjacent cornea (the clear front surface of the eye) Most common in tropic regions Associated with chronic sun (ultraviolet [UV]) exposure It can grow over a period of months to years
Understanding Pterygium: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Pterygium is a common eye condition where a fleshy, wing-shaped growth develops on the conjunctiva (the clear membrane covering the white part of the eye) and can spread onto the clear cornea It is often caused by long-term exposure to sun, wind, and dust