Prevalence and risk factors of pterygium and pinguecula: The Tehran Eye Study

Eye

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1125-1129

  Fotouhi, A ^a   Hashemi, H ^b,c   Khabazkhoob, M ^a,b   Mohammad, K ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NOOR EYE HOSPITAL   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Pinguecula cross sectional study; Pterygium; Tehran

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVAL DEPOSIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PINGUECULA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PTERYGIUM; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PTERYGIUM; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65949103844     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.200     Document Type: Article

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