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Pterygium Learning Center
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A pterygium is a non-cancerous growth of the clear, thin tissue that lays over the white part of the eye (conjunctiva. One or both eyes may be involved.
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Pinguecula and pterygium are both non-malignant, slow-growing proliferations of conjunctival connective tissue in the eye. Pterygia, but not pingueculae, extend over the cornea.
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