How to effectively treat pterygium in the eye

The treatment of pterygium in the eye includes drug therapy and some traditional Chinese medicine treatment and conditioning methods. Common drug treatments are antibiotics or glucocorticoid eye drops, and spicy and irritating foods should be avoided in the diet.

1. Drug treatment: For patients with static type, if the pterygium has not invaded the black pupil and does not affect vision, no treatment is necessary. For those with trachoma or chronic conjunctivitis, antibiotic or glucocorticoid eye drops can be used, such as 0.25% chloramphenicol or 0.5% cortisone eye drops, 3 to 4 times a day. In terms of traditional Chinese medicine, you can use Xiaonioling eye drops to apply to the eyes 4 times a day.

2. For those with progressive pterygium or pterygium growing into the black pupil and affecting vision , they should go to the hospital for pterygium removal, but it is easy to relapse. If conditions permit, 90 strontium irradiation or beta irradiation can be performed after surgery to prevent recurrence. Of course, this operation must be performed under a microscope to achieve the ideal effect. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that during the treatment period, one should avoid eating spicy foods such as chili peppers and onions, and should avoid smoking and drinking.

3. Prevention of pterygium

The main way to prevent pterygium is to avoid smoke, sand, and sunlight as much as possible, pay attention to eye hygiene, and seek timely treatment for trachoma or other types of conjunctivitis. At the same time, you should pay attention to adequate sleep, regular life, avoid dry stools, and other adjustments to your overall condition.

For primary pterygium in the early stages that has not yet invaded the cornea, argon laser or local injection of bleomycin can be used for treatment. Once a pterygium grows into the corneal tissue and bulges out, it should be surgically removed. After pterygium surgery using traditional methods, the recurrence rate is high, about 30%-40%. The stimulation of surgery causes the chemotaxis and aggregation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (which can release angiogenic growth factors), which is the reason for the generation of new blood vessels and recurrence after surgery.