Artículo
Pseudopterygium: An Algorithm Approach Based on the Current Evidence
Autor/es | Urbinati, Facundo
Borroni, Davide Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora, Marina Sánchez González, José María García Lorente, María Zamorano Martín, Francisco Rachwani-Anil, Rahul Ortiz Pérez, Santiago Romano, Vito Rocha de Lossada, Carlos |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Cirugía |
Fecha de publicación | 2022 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-09-16 |
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Resumen | 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 ... 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. |
Cita | Urbinati, F., Borroni, D., Rodríguez-Calvo-de-Mora, M., Sánchez González, J.M., García Lorente, M., Zamorano Martín, F.,...,Rocha de Lossada, C. (2022). Pseudopterygium: An Algorithm Approach Based on the Current Evidence. Diagnostics, 12 (8), 1843. |
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