Rev Bras Oftalmol.2016;75(4):320-321

Pterygium growing below the LASIK flap region

Thiago Gonçalves dos Santos
Martins
, Francisco Javier Solano
Moncada
, Alexa Jose Escudero
Sisosi
, Ana Luiza Fontes de Azevedo
Costa

DOI: 10.5935/0034-7280.20160063

Pterygium is a fibrovascular lesion of the ocular surface that can display an aggressive clinical behavior and, occasionally, threaten vision. Although there is no consensus on its pathogenesis, recent evidence suggests that it is a proliferative, rather than degenerative condition, strongly correlated with exposure to ultraviolet radiation. We report a case of pterygium that grew up bellow the flap Lasik region after the surgery.

Pterygium growing below the LASIK flap region

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