Epidemiologic characteristics and the change of surgical methods of pterygium and pseudopterygium from 2013 to 2019 in China: A retrospective analysis

Jingyi Wang; Kai Cao; Shang Li; Bingnan Su; Zibing Jin; Zhiqiang Pan; Lei Tian; Weiyun Shi; Ying Jie

Heliyon (Apr 2023)

Epidemiologic characteristics and the change of surgical methods of pterygium and pseudopterygium from 2013 to 2019 in China: A retrospective analysis

Jingyi Wang,
Kai Cao,
Shang Li,
Bingnan Su,
Zibing Jin,
Zhiqiang Pan,
Lei Tian,
Weiyun Shi,
Ying Jie

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Jingyi Wang: National Center for Quality Control of Ophthalmic Care, WHO Collaborating Center for the Prevention of Blindness, Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, China; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Kai Cao: National Center for Quality Control of Ophthalmic Care, WHO Collaborating Center for the Prevention of Blindness, Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, China; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Shang Li: National Center for Quality Control of Ophthalmic Care, WHO Collaborating Center for the Prevention of Blindness, Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, China; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Bingnan Su: National Center for Quality Control of Ophthalmic Care, WHO Collaborating Center for the Prevention of Blindness, Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, China; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Zibing Jin: National Center for Quality Control of Ophthalmic Care, WHO Collaborating Center for the Prevention of Blindness, Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, China; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Zhiqiang Pan: National Center for Quality Control of Ophthalmic Care, WHO Collaborating Center for the Prevention of Blindness, Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, China; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Lei Tian: National Center for Quality Control of Ophthalmic Care, WHO Collaborating Center for the Prevention of Blindness, Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, China; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Beijing Advanced Innocation Center Fot Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University & Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Weiyun Shi: State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Shandong Eye Institute, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Qingdao, China; Shandong Eye Hospital, Jinan, China; Corresponding author. No.5, Yanerdao Road, Shinan District, 250004, Qingdao, China.
Ying Jie: National Center for Quality Control of Ophthalmic Care, WHO Collaborating Center for the Prevention of Blindness, Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, China; Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Corresponding author. No.17, Hougou alley, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 4
p. e15046

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Introduction: Pterygium is a common multifactorial external eye disease, which causes various ocular symptoms and negatively affects appearance. The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological characteristics and the change of surgical methods of pterygium and pseudopterygium in China from 2013 to 2019. Materials and methods: This study was a hospital-based nationwide retrospective study to estimate the epidemiologic characteristics and the change of surgical methods of pterygium and pseudopteygium in China from 2013 to 2019. The data was extracted from the Hospital Quality Monitoring System (HQMS) database. The diagnosis was based on the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) code. Results: Our study included 1,007,800 pterygium and 2,681 pseudopteygium inpatients. From 2013 to 2019, the proportion of pterygium and pseudopterygium patients who underwent surgery, among all ophthalmology inpatients, increased from 3.3% in 2013 to 7.84% in 2019. The male-female ratio of surgically treated pterygium and pseudopterygium is 1:1.8 and 1.6:1 respectively. Among all age groups, the hospitalized pterygium patients who received surgery were mainly 60–69 years old, accounting for 36.53%. The pseudopterygium patients who received surgery were mostly 50–59 years old, accounting for 24.02%. Among the 31 provinces of mainland China, Yunnan Province has the highest proportion of pterygium patients treated surgically (6.40%), while Shanghai has the highest proportion of pseudopterygium patients treated surgically (12.98%). The most common occupation of participants in the study was farmer, accounting for 47.62% and 28.53%, respectively. During the study period, the application of autologous stem cell transplantation increased year by year, and became the first choice for pterygium and pseudopterygium surgery. Discussion: This study was the first to describe the epidemiological characteristics and surgical methods of hospitalized pterygium and pseudopterygium patients in China. This study provides important information for better diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pterygium and pseudopterygium.

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ISSN: 2405-8440 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Science (General); Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)
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