{"id":59,"date":"2019-02-27T06:49:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T06:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvesc.com\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2022-06-13T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T03:08:00","slug":"pterygium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tvesc.com\/en\/our-services\/pterygium\/","title":{"rendered":"Pterygium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59\" class=\"elementor elementor-59\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ceec923 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"3ceec923\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4091ed24 elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"4091ed24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd377dd elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"fd377dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap  elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cfd5dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cfd5dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is <strong>Pterygium<\/strong>?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328458e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"328458e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>A pterygium is a non-cancerous growth of the clear, thin tissue (conjunctiva) that lays over the white part of the eye (sclera). In some cases, a pterygium can extend to the cornea. The cause is unknown, however statistic shows that it is more common in people with excess outdoor exposure to sunlight and wind. Pterygium is common in aging adults but is rare amongst children.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1c92b3 elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column\" data-id=\"4f1c92b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2228cb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section elementor-top-section\" data-id=\"6e2228cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31fa91 elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b8ba42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78b8ba42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Pterygium<\/strong> Signs and Symptoms\u200b<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c651cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64c651cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><ul><li>A painless area of raised white tissue, with blood vessels on the inner or outer edge of the cornea.<\/li><li>Sometimes it can become inflamed, causing a burning and irritating sensation, or a feeling as though there is something foreign in the eye<\/li><li>Increased dryness<\/li><li>Increase in Astigmatism (glare)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190dd7 uael-ba-label-both uael-ba-halign-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-ba-slider\" data-id=\"190dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-widget_type=\"uael-ba-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-before-after-slider\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-ba-container\" data-move-on-hover=\"\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\" data-offset=\"0.5\">\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"uael-before-img\" style=\"position: absolute;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvesc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pterygium-after.jpg\" alt=\"Post Surgery\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<img class=\"uael-after-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvesc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/pterygium-before.jpg\" alt=\"Pterygium\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Treatment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64987e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64987e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><ul><li>Surgical removal<\/li><li>Can be prevented by wearing sunglasses outdoor<\/li><li>Regular use of artificial tears may reduce the dryness for mild cases.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2cdee0 elementor-section-height-min-height animated-fast elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle 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