Prevalence and types of pterygium in a tertiary hospital in Puducherry-A descriptive cross sectional study Priya T. Vijhaya1,*, Kumar Rathina2, Amudha P.3, Venipriya S.4, Devi K. Renuga4 1Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (Govt), Puducherry 2Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India 3Assistant Professor, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (Govt), Puducherry 4Senior Resident, Dept. of Ophthalmology, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (Govt), Puducherry *Corresponding Author: Email: tvijhayapriya@yahoo.com
Online published on 24 September, 2018. Abstract Introduction A pterygium is a triangular fibrovascular subepithelial growth of bulbar conjunctival tissue that has invaded the superficial cornea, causing visual impairment. It is a degenerative condition Objectives To study the prevalence and types of pterygium in patients in a tertiary hospital in Puducherry Materials and Methods A descriptive cross sectional study was done for a period of 6 months, in the out patient department of ophthalmology. Out of the 6028 patients who had registered, the clinical records of 345 patients with pterygium were retrieved and analysed using MS office Excel sheet Results The results depict that females (59%) were more affected than the males (41%) and nasal pterygium was more common than the temporal pterygium. It was also found that unilateral pterygium (81%) is more common than bilateral pterygium (15%) and progressive pterygium (67%) is more common than atrophic or recurrent types. Analysis also revealed that type I pterygium (51%) is more common Conclusion The prevalence of pterygium increased with increasing age and long term exposure to sunlight. It can be decreased by using protective measures Top Keywords Nasal pterygium, Pterygium, Prevalence, Progressive pterygium, Types. Top |