Welcome back. Since our previous post, have you been glued to your mirror, looking at your eyes, or always searching your neighbors to see if they have it? Now that you know what pinguecula is and that you may or may not have it, what causes it?
CAUSES OF PINGUECULA.
It would interest you to know that excessive exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet light (UV), wind, dust irritation and increase in age causes changes in the tissues of the conjunctiva, which results in a small yellowish bump or growth known as pinguecula. This growth does not occur overnight. It takes time for this to happen.
WHO IS AT RISK OF GETTING PINGUECULA?
As long as a person spends a lot of time under the sun without eye protection, the person is at risk of getting pinguecula. However, middle-aged and older adults are more prone to pinguecula because the condition increases with age. Almost everyone has some signs of pinguecula by their 80’s.
SYMPTOMS OF PINGUECULA
These symptoms of pinguecula can be either mild or severe, with the most prominent symptom being the small yellowish bump on the conjunctiva of the eye, which could be present in one or both eyes or more than one bump in one eye.
However, other symptoms of pinguecula may include:
- Dry or irritated eyes.
- Gritty feeling in the eyes (feeling like there is sand in the eyes)
- Itchy eyes
- Red or inflamed eyes
- Swollen eyes
- Teary eyes
We will stop here today, and in our next post, we will discuss the treatments and prevention of pinguecula. Please stay tuned.
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