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What is the difference between a pterygium and a pinguecula?
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Dr Simon Little
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A pingueculum is a small fleshy mass on the white of the eye at 3 or 9 o'clock, often slightly yellowish in colour.
A pterygium is a fleshy growth from the corner of the eye, extending across the white fo the eye and invading the corneaReport this post
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