The association between pterygium and conjunctival ultraviolet autofluorescence: The Norfolk Island Eye Study

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 363-370

  Sherwin, Justin C ^a,b   Hewitt, Alex W ^a   Kearns, Lisa S ^a   Griffiths, Lyn R ^c   MacKey, David A ^a,d,e   Coroneo, Minas T ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

conjunctiva; epidemiology; pterygium; sunlight; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA LIMBUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORFOLK ISLAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN COLOR; SLIT LAMP; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET AUTOFLUORESCENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONJUNCTIVA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OPTICAL IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PTERYGIUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878451818     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02314.x     Document Type: Article

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