{"id":384,"date":"2021-02-26T14:40:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T14:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/?page_id=384"},"modified":"2024-12-14T10:13:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T10:13:20","slug":"pterygium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/en\/eye-disorders\/pterygium\/","title":{"rendered":"Pterygium"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<div class=\" agni-section-heading text-center ihda\" ><h2 class=\"section-heading-text \" style=\"font-size:30px;\"><span>Pterygium<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"section-divide-line divide-line text-center\"><span style=\"width:90px; height:1px; background-color:#ff655c\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pterygium<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 is a thickening of the conjunctiva that appears at the inner corner of the eye, and progresses to the center of the cornea. The pterygium is often bilateral. There are certain risk factors favoring the development of pterygium, among others: exposure to sunlight, wind or a dry climate. People who suffer from dry eye syndrome and autoimmune diseases are more often affected. If you have repeated eye irritations, a foreign body feeling in the eye, persistent or recurring itching or conjunctival redness localized especially to the inner corner of the eye &#8211; get tested.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]<div class=\" agni-image custom-image-container text-center\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"agni-image-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"\" width=\"882\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Skrzydlik-spojowki-e1621584540329.png\" class=\"fullwidth-image attachment-full  attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Skrzydlik spojowki\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Skrzydlik-spojowki-e1621584540329.png 882w, https:\/\/drmika.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Skrzydlik-spojowki-e1621584540329-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/drmika.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Skrzydlik-spojowki-e1621584540329-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Read more about treatments<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner bg_color=&#8221;#f4f4f4&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner bg_color=&#8221;#f4f4f4&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space]<div class=\" agni-image custom-image-container text-center\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"agni-image-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/surgery\/ophthalmic-oncological-surgery\/\"  target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pikto-5.png\" class=\"fullwidth-image attachment-full  attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"Surgery\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"vc_figure-caption\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;text_element&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"section-heading-text \" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drmika.ch\/surgery\/ophthalmic-oncological-surgery\/\">Oncological surgery<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Pterygium\u00a0\u2013 is a thickening of the conjunctiva that appears at the inner corner of the eye, and progresses to the center of the cornea. The pterygium is often bilateral. There are certain risk factors favoring the development of pterygium, among others: exposure to sunlight, wind or a dry climate. 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