
Yöntemler: Bu retrospektif çalışmada, polikliniğimize Ocak 2009 ve Aralık 2009 tarihleri arasında başvuran 30 yaş ve üzerindeki tüm hastalar dâhil edildi. Arq Bras Oftalmol 2005 68:291-294.Īmaç: Bu çalışma, İstanbul ilinde belirli bir bölgedeki pterjiyum insidansını, yaş, cinsiyet ve hastalık şiddetini araştırmayı amaçladı. Characteristics of patients with pterygium in the Botu- catu region.

Pterygium: its insidence, heredity and etiology. The preva- lence and risk factors for pterygium in an adult Chi- nese population in Singapore: the Tanjong Pagar sur- vey. Wong TY, Foster PJ, Johnson GJ, et al.Cataract associa- tions with pinguecula and pterygium: the Blue Moun- tains Eye Study. Comparison of Amniotic Membrane Grafts and Intraoperative Mito- mycin C for Primary Pterygium Excision. Bilek B, Keklikçi U, Şakalar YB, et al.Studies on tear film in climatic droplet kera- topathy and ptergium. Risk anlaysis in the development of ptergia. Mackenzie FD, Hirsh LW, Battistutta D, Gren A.Ptergium and ultraviolet radiation: a positive corelation. Changes of the eye caused by the climate in Rwanda, Africa. Pterygium: prevalance, demography and risk factors. Ophthalmic survey in the Solomon Islands. Cor- nea, Surgery of Cornea and conjunctiva. In: Krachmer JH, Mannis MJ, Holland EJ, eds. A statistically significant impact of eye colour of the patient on the development of pterygium was not disclosed. Its occurrence in one or both eyes and in right and left eyes was not influenced by gender of the patients. Incidence of pterygium differs between genders but without any significant difference. Conclusion: The incidence of pterygium increases with age. No relationship was found between eye colour and development of pterygium. The distance of pterygium from limbus was observed greatest in 60-69, and at a minimum in 40-49 age groups. The disease state in 59.9% of the patients was consistent with Stage 2 pterygium. Pterygium was in nasal or temporal region in 98%, and 2% of the patients, respectively. In addition, pterygium was seen in one (75.4%) or both eyes (24.6%) preferring right or left eye in 50.7%, and 49.3% of the patients, respectively. A significant difference was detected in its incidence favoring female patients in 40-49, and 70-79, and male patients in ≥ 80 age groups, respectively.

Results: The incidence of pterygium for all age groups was 2.91% (male 1.75%, female 3.67%) with an increasing incidence with age.

Age, gender, anterior segment photos, and findings of biomicroscopic eye examination were evaluated. Methods: All patients aged ≥ 30 years referred to our outpatient clinics between January 2009 and December 2009 were included in this retrospective study. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the incidence of pterygium in a particular district of Istanbul, its association with age, and gender, and the severity of the disease.
