Treatments

Pterygium Treatments

Often, no treatment is necessary in the early stages of a pterygium. If you are experiencing eye pain, difficulty moving your eye, irritation or blurred vision, however, treatments may include:

• Eye drops (over-the-counter or prescription)
• Gel (over-the-counter or prescription)
• Ointment (over-the-counter or prescription)
• Surgery

Surgery is often a last-resort treatment, since a pterygium can regrow after surgery. The regrowth can be larger, harder to remove and cause more symptoms than the original pterygium.