Pterygium in young members of one family

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 708-710

  Islam, Sara I ^a   Wagoner, Michael D ^a,b  

^a KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood pterygium; Familial pterygium; Ophthalmologic genetics; Pedigree Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; SAUDI ARABIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0035738545     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200110000-00007     Document Type: Article

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