Progress in the pathogenesis of pterygium.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 15 Progress in the pathogenesis of pterygium Of: Huhui Li, Luo Xiaoling, Jin-Tang Xu [Keywords:] pterygium; pathogenesis Pterygium is a local conjunctival fibrovascular tissue of a violation of corneal disease, because its name resembles the wings of insects, is the Pro one of the most common eye disease. While it is recognized for thousands of years of history of pterygium , but so far about the etiology and pathogenesis of pterygium yet an accepted theory, so in order to investigate further the pathogenesis of finding effective prevention and treatment provide a theoretical basis. 1 Environmental factors From the epidemiological point of view, the incidence of pterygium and living and working environment and so on. Some studies have shown: the low latitude, long sunlight, ultraviolet radiation, a high prevalence areas of strength [1]; in Barbados Epidemiological survey of residents showed that the incidence of pterygium blacks 2 to 3 times that of whites, the incidence of pterygium in outdoor workers, indoor workers is about 2 times, and frequent use of sunglasses for outdoor workers, The incidence of pterygium is only the previous 1 / 5 [2]. In Jordan, the incidence of pterygium in outdoor workers, indoor workers than 5 times higher [3]. pterygium epidemiological studies support the UV course of long-term exposure history is pterygium occurrence and development of the main factors. In addition to ultraviolet light, some scholars believe that the dust, pollen, sand also plays a role [3]. 2 Genetic factors Many scholars confirmed that the incidence of pterygium and heredity. Hilgers (1960), Jcklin (1964) and Zhang (1987) on the genetic pterygium family made a detailed study to show that in some families the occurrence of pterygium play in genetic a very important role, but that does not mean that every occurrence of pterygium patients are entirely the result of genetic effects, but only that exposure to the same extern