The prevalence and determinants of pterygium in rural areas

Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of pterygium and its determinants in the underserved, rural population of Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study of 3851 selected individuals, 86.5% participated in the study, and the prevalence of pterygium was evaluated in 3312 participants. A number of vi...

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Main Authors: Hassan Hashemi, Mehdi Khabazkhoob, Abbasali Yekta, Ebrahim Jafarzadehpour, Hadi Ostadimoghaddam, Haleh Kangari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Current Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452232516301263