Table 1 Clinical features of patients presenting with pterygium
Characteristics | n = 292 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups | < 50 | 123 (42.1 %) | ||
50–70 | 134 (45.9 %) | |||
> 70 | 35 (12 %) | |||
Mean age (years) | 53.32 ± 14.12 | |||
Median age (years) | 53 | |||
Age range (years) | 18–92 | |||
Gender | Male | 222 (76 %) | ||
Female | 70 (24 %) | |||
BMI | Underweight | 4 (1.4 %) | ||
Normal | 75 (25.7 %) | |||
Overweight | 102 (34.9 %) | |||
Obese | 111 (38 %) | |||
Mean BMI ±SD | 28.81 ± 5.48 | |||
Smoking Status | Nonsmoker | 270 (92.5 %) | ||
Smoker | 22 (7.5 %) | |||
Ophthalmic Characteristics | ||||
Eye Involvement | Unilateral | 237 (81.2 %) | ||
Bilateral | 55 (18.8 %) | |||
Dryness | 86 (29.5 %) | |||
Systemic Comorbidities | ||||
Diabetes mellitus | 88 (30.1 %) | |||
Hypertension | 100 (34.2 %) | |||
Dyslipidemia | 127 (43.5 %) | |||
Treatment Options | ||||
Observation | 198 (67.8 %) | |||
Surgery | Overall operated cases | 94 (32.2 %) | ||
CAG | 19 (20.2) | |||
CAG + MMC 0.02 % | 64 (68.1) | |||
AMG | 11 (11.7) | |||