{"id":291,"date":"2019-08-28T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T19:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=291"},"modified":"2019-09-16T04:31:43","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T04:31:43","slug":"pterygium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/pterygium\/","title":{"rendered":"Pterygium"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"291\" class=\"elementor elementor-291\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db7af96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db7af96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5eb110\" data-id=\"a5eb110\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc8820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cc8820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span>Pterygium<\/span><\/h1><p><span>Pterygia are wedge-shaped growths of benign fibrous tissue that contain blood vessels. They are typically located on the eye\u2019s surface, but in extreme cases may grow onto the cornea and cause vision problems. Many people with pterygia do not experience symptoms or require treatment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a11305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"9a11305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width: 100%; padding-top: 2.25%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"3a016e9c-4c5b-47eb-444f-4520447643ee\"><a style=\"display: none;\" href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/3a016e9c-4c5b-47eb-444f-4520447643ee\">View Video<\/a><\/var><script type=\"text\/javascript\"src=\"\/\/showecho.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8207394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8207394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of Pterygium<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05b863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e05b863\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>May become red, swollen, or thick<\/li><li>May create the sensation of having a foreign body in the eye<\/li><li>Can distort the cornea\u2019s surface and cause astigmatism<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c343e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90c343e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Causes of Pterygium<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e793a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93e793a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Prolonged exposure to the sun\u2019s ultraviolet light<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11d2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f11d2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment of Pterygium<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f626330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f626330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Eye drops or lubricants to reduce redness and swelling<\/li><li>Minor surgery to remove the pterygia<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b38ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3b38ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width: 100%; padding-top: 2.25%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"146d20c4-4801-49e0-4784-4f85499841a0\"><a style=\"display: none;\" href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/146d20c4-4801-49e0-4784-4f85499841a0\">View Video<\/a><\/var><script type=\"text\/javascript\"src=\"\/\/showecho.com\/whitelabel\/embed_js\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f40896 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f40896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c7788 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40c7788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">get eyesmart<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb3dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddb3dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Visit the American Academy of Ophthalmology\u2019s webpage on\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 17px;\" title=\"Pterygium\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geteyesmart.org\/eyesmart\/diseases\/pinguecula-pterygium.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pterygium.<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pterygium Pterygia are wedge-shaped growths of benign fibrous tissue that contain blood vessels. They are typically located on the eye\u2019s surface, but in extreme cases may grow onto the cornea and cause vision problems. Many people with pterygia do not experience symptoms or require treatment. View Video Symptoms of Pterygium May become red, swollen, or &#8230; <a title=\"Pterygium\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/resources\/eye-care-education\/pterygium\/\" aria-label=\"More on Pterygium\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":122,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/291"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/291\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}