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“Since 1990 I have dedicated my career, to researching and learning everything there is to know about pterygium. As an eye surgeon I was appalled at the fact 1 in 10 patients would need surgery again, and again. My blog and website are designed to inform you of the risks, realities and why a recurrence rate of 1 in 2000 should be the only standard you accept for your eyes.”
– Professor Lawrence Hirst
Be wise about your children’s eyes or slip, slop, slap and slide
Your children's eyes are very susceptible to sunlight exposure particularly in their first 10 years. They need to be protected by avoidance of the midday sun, wearing bonnets, and awnings over their strollers. As they grow older, say 3 years or more, they should be encouraged to wear sunglasses.
How Brisbane and Baltimore and Baldness Transformed Pterygium Surgery in the World
A pterygium is a growth of tissue from the nose side of the eye onto the crystal window (cornea) of the eye. 1 in 10 adults living in temperate climates, exposed to the sun throughout most of the year will develop a pterygium. I specialise in the removal of pterygium and many of my friends and peers ask, why? To which I reply, ‘Brisbane, Baltimore and male pattern baldness.’