Pterygium: A pterygium is a pinkish, triangular-shaped tissue growth on the cornea. Some pterygia grow slowly throughout a person's life, ... more about Pterygium.
Pterygium: Pink growth on the eye's cornea. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pterygium is available below.
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A pterygium is a pinkish, triangular-shaped tissue growth on the cornea. Some pterygia grow slowly throughout a person's life, while others stop growing after a certain point. A pterygium rarely grows so large that it begins to cover the pupil of the eye. (Source: excerpt from Facts About the Cornea and Corneal Disease: NEI)
A thickened triangular layer of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; pterygia arise from irritation of the pinguecula - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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