Pterygium

The signs and symptoms of a pterygium include:

• A whitish growth with prominent blood vessels on the inner and/or outer corners of the eye
• Can occur in one or both eyes
• Redness over the affected area
• Eye irritation and foreign body sensation
• Dry eye symptoms
• Occasional tearing
• Blurring of vision (in advanced cases when growth is over the central cornea or when it causes astigmatism due to the stress forces it exerts on the cornea surface)