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• n  either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula

• Salome is explaining a traditional cure for pterygium, an eye affliction common to the tropics in which vision gradually becomes obscured as a layer of tissue encroaches over the .
• Recently, Pela introduced Cox to cures for eye diseases other than pterygium: a poultice of beach pea leaves for sun blindness, fluid from immature coconuts for general eye injury .

News & Articles

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• New non-surgical treatment for common, vexing eye condition
  ( MedInsight Research Institute ) A new report reveals a potential breakthrough in treating pterygium (pterygia, Surfer's eye) -- a common eye ailment that can significantly impact vision, eye health, and cosmetic appearance and is considered curable only with surgery. The report shows that eye drops containing the anti-anginal drug dipyridamole led to almost total disappearance of an inflamed ...
  March 31, 2014 - EurekAlert!