Kissing Pterygium : when the Delay in Diagnosis Leads to a Tragic Ending

Abstract

A pterygium is an ocular surface fibrovascular, wing-shaped encroachment onto the cornea associated with chroni ultraviolet light exposure. The main histopathological change in pterygium is elastotic degeneration of conjunctival collagen.

Pterygium occurs mostly on the nasal side, which can be attributed to light coming to the temporal cornea and being focused on the nasal Cornea [4]. Double head pterygium or Kissing pterygium , that is, nasal and temporal pterygia in the same eye is rare. Through this case, we present the case of a kissing pterygium which is a rare situation, and the importance of early diagnosis and care to avoid loss of visual acuity.