Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pterygium Among Adults Living in Kolla Diba Town, Northwest Ethiopia

BACKGROUND: Pterygium is a disfiguring disease that can potentially lead to blindness. It is more common in warm, windy and dry climates of tropical and sub-tropical regions of Africa. Globally, the prevalence ranging from 0.07% to 53%. Studies conducted on the prevalence of pterygium in developing...

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Published in:Clin Ophthalmol
Main Authors: Kassie Alemayehu, Tibebu, Addis, Yezinash, Yenegeta Bizuneh, Zewdu, Mulusew Tegegne, Mebratu, Alemayehu, Abiy Maru
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Dove 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6996295/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32099312
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S239982
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