Pseudopterygium: An Algorithm Approach Based on the Current Evidence

Overview

Journal Diagnostics (Basel)

Specialty Radiology

Date 2022 Aug 26

PMID 36010195

Authors

Facundo Urbinati

Davide Borroni

Marina Rodriguez-Calvo-de-Mora

Jose-Maria Sanchez-Gonzalez

Maria Garcia-Lorente

Francisco Zamorano-Martin

Rahul Rachwani-Anil

Santiago Ortiz-Perez

Vito Romano

Carlos Rocha-de-Lossada

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Abstract

Pseudopterygium is a non-progressive conjunctival adhesion to the peripheral cornea secondary to a corneal-limbus damage. According to the literature, the main etiology is a previous eye trauma. Nevertheless, this could be biased by the existence of other underdiagnosed causes of pseudopterygium, some of which may have severe consequences for the integrity of the eye and patient's life. This comprehensive literature review was performed based on a search on the PubMed and Google Scholar databases of relevant pseudopterygium published papers according to our current knowledge and seeks to gather the existing evidence about its diverse etiologies and clinical features, as well as to propose a diagnostic algorithm to simplify its correct approach.

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