What should I do if I have a pterygium on my eye?

Patient's question:

My eyes have been feeling uncomfortable for a while, so I took some time off to go to the hospital. They said there's something called a pterygium growing on my eyeball. What should I do about it? Is it serious? Can I just buy some random medicine from the hospital to treat it?

Doctor's answer:

After the recurrence of pterygium, medication treatment generally cannot produce effective therapeutic effects. If the recurrence of this disease does not affect vision temporarily, it can be carefully observed. When it affects vision, surgical excision treatment can be performed. Moreover, after surgical excision treatment, the disease may recur again.

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