Pterygium

Editorial

A S Solomon. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jun.

. 2006 Jun;90(6):665-6.

doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.091413.

Abstract

Can we provide medical and not surgical cure?

Expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in pterygium tissue.
Wong YW, Chew J, Yang H, Tan DT, Beuerman R. Wong YW, et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jun;90(6):769-72. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2005.087486. Epub 2006 Feb 17. Br J Ophthalmol. 2006. PMID: 16488932 Free PMC article.

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