{"id":38027,"date":"2025-08-19T14:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/?post_type=procedure&#038;p=38027"},"modified":"2025-12-09T21:23:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:23:27","slug":"pterygium-surgery-eye","status":"publish","type":"procedure","link":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/procedure\/pterygium-surgery-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Pterygium Surgery (Eye)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Pterygium Surgery?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A pterygium is a wedgeshaped growth of conjunctival tissue extending onto the cornea. Surgery excises the tissue and covers the area with a <strong>conjunctival autograft<\/strong> (your own tissue) secured with sutures or tissue adhesive. <strong>MitomycinC<\/strong> or amniotic membrane may be used to reduce recurrence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to expect after Pterygium Surgery?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Redness, light sensitivity, and foreignbody sensation for 1\u20132 weeks&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Protective shield and antibiotic\/steroid drops&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Followup visits to monitor for recurrence&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":39241,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"specialty":[1130],"class_list":["post-38027","procedure","type-procedure","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialty-ophthalmology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure\/38027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/procedure"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/procedure"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"specialty","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doralhw.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/specialty?post=38027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}