- ►nih.gov [PDF] - Free from Publisher TW Reid, N Dushku - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Microbial keratitis is a potentially vision threatening condition that requires
prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent untoward out- comes. The incidence of
this condition varies from 11.0 per 100000 person years in the United ... Cited by 9 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►nih.gov F Piras, PS Moore, J Ugalde, MT Perra, A … - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Background/aims: The aetiology and pathogenesis of pterygia remain unclear and
the involvement of human papillomavirus (HPV) is controversial. 41 pterygia from
two geographic locations were evaluated for the presence of HPV DNA. Cited by 31 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 10 versions
- ►iovs.org E Peiretti, S Dessi, C Mulas, C Abete, C Norfo … - Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2007 - ARVO PURPOSE. The authors have previously shown that the growth of cultured
fibroblasts obtained from primary pterygia was associated with an increase in
cholesterol esterification, suggesting that alterations of cholesterol ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] AD Dick, C Hoyt - British Journal of Ophthalmology, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Microbial keratitis is a potentially vision threatening condition that requires
prompt diagnosis and treatment to prevent untoward out- comes. The incidence of
this condition varies from 11.0 per 100000 person years in the United ... Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►amjpathol.org I Wang… - American Journal of Pathology, 2000 - ASIP Elastodysplasia and elastodystrophy are two known manifestations in the
conjunctival, ie, pinguecular, part of pterygia. But the mechanisms are still
not understood. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanism ... Cited by 16 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
PL Chen, YW Cheng, CC Chiang, SH Tseng, … - Mol Vis, 2006 - molvis.org Purpose: A pterygium has long been considered as a degenerative condition. After
p53 protein was found to be abnormally expressed in the epithelium, researchers
suggested that a pterygium may be a tumor, but additional evidence is ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - Cached - All 3 versions
NC Sjo, C von Buchwald, JU Prause, B … - British Medical Journal, 2007 - bjo.bmj.com Background: Pterygium is a disease of unknown origin and pathogenesis that might
be vision threatening. It is characterised by a wing-like conjunctival
overgrowth of the cornea. Several studies have investigated human ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
E Peiretti, S Dessì, MF Mulas, C Abete, MS … - Experimental eye research, 2006 - Elsevier To determine whether the fibrovascular proliferation observed in pterygium, may
be, at least in part, mediated by an increased activity of cholesterol
metabolism. The correlation between lipid metabolism and rate of growth was ... Cited by 7 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►bmj.com [PDF] KH Chen, WM Hsu, CC Cheng, YS Li - British Medical Journal, 2003 - bjo.bmj.com Laser induced chorioretinal venous anastomosis in ischaemic central retinal vein
occlusion Laser induced chorioretinal venous anas- tomosis (CRVA) has been
advocated by McAllister and Constable as a treatment for non-ischaemic ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - All 7 versions
S Hong, JY Choi, HK Lee, GJ Seong, KY Seo, … - Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology, 2008 - Elsevier Pterygium is a degenerative, fibrovascular and hyperplastic growth resulting
from a proliferative tissue actively growing from altered limbal stem cells at
the corneal–conjunctival junction. However, the pathogenesis of pterygium ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 3 versions
