Learning objectives
At the end of the session, the trainee will be able to:
- Describe various pterygium stages.
- Explain the indications for surgery.
- List the types of Pterygium.
- Draw diagnosis flow chart.
- Explain the information to be gathered from the patient.
- Identify the medicines and dosage pattern.
About this course
A wing shaped growth on the bulbar conjunctiva region which may hinder the vision in a person is Pterygium. A fleshy growth on the white part of the eye. This condition even after surgery might be recurrent. The ophthalmic assistant can learn about this disease, signs and symptoms, and underlying causes of this disease in this session.
