Pterygium: Before and After Photo A pterygium (teh-RIJ-ee-um) is an elevated, wedged-shaped, clear to milky color growth of the scleral (the white part of eye) that invades the cornea. Pterygia are benign (non-cancerous) growths, but contain blood vessels and form...
It is often called “surfer’s eye,” but even people who have never set foot on a beach have experienced pterygium, a condition in which skin-like tissue grows on the white of the eye. Beverly Hills Physicians would like the public to know that –...