Commonest complication of Pterygiums?

NEET PG Medicine
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  1. Induced Astigmatism

  2. Obscuration of Visual axis
    3.Cataract
    4.Glaucoma

  3. Obscuration of Visual axis

  4. induced astigmatism

As the lesion progresses vision may be affected by induction of astigmatism or obscuration of the visual axis.

commonest complication is astigmatism

astigmatism due to distortion of the corneal surface occurs as soon as the winged growth encroaches on to the corneal surface

Obstruction of visual axis

Astigmatism occurs even before visual axis is affected