EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.175-179, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
PURPOSE. Recent studies postulated the presence of a probable relationship between pterygium and neoplasia. This study aimed to investigate the role of two oncogenic viruses, human papillomavirus (HPV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), in the development of conjunctival pterygia.