What is it about?
This is an epidemiology study conducted in Singapore Malays.
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Why is it important?
Risk factors like smoking and outdoor work predispose to pterygium.
Perspectives
Oxidative stress may be involved in pterygium formation.
Prof Louis Tong
National University of Singapore
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This page is a summary of: The prevalence of and risk factors for pterygium in an urban Malay population: The Singapore Malay Eye Study (SiMES), British Journal of Ophthalmology, December 2009, BMJ,
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.150847.
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