... over the last year. My Pinguecula shrank and dissappeared during chemotherapy. ... (0 replies)

... I am looking for people who had pinguecula surgery years ago, or mounths ago. ... (1 replies)

... Anyone who had a ptrygium or ping surgery? will the "bump" actually goaway? would love to see post op pictures. (1 replies)

... Hi everybody out there, My name is Kerry and I am from Australia. I had pterygium (pinguecula) surgery at Harvard Eye Institute in California in June 2006. It may sound extreme to anybody that I would travel all the way to America from Australia to have this surgery, but I can honestly say at the time, my life was depending on it. I think anybody who has suffered from... (5 replies)

... doctor on April 15th and will bring this up with him. He has 20yrs experience in this field and ONLY performs pterygium surgery and pterygium research. ... (24 replies)

... The following website link states that you can use laser surgery http://en.allexperts.com/q/Ophthalmology-Optometry-979/2009/3/Pterygium-Pinguecula.htm. I don't know how true it is, I am still learning and researching. (24 replies)

... You did the surgery almost 3 years ago and no ping has come back where you did the surgery? ... (24 replies)

... can remove this scarring. I have been in touch with a Pterygium surgeon in Australia and he believes that the only way to remove these scars would be by further surgery which I would not do because I couldn't handle the recovery time. ... (24 replies)

... I wonder about the red in your eyes. Did you have that before surgery aswell? ... (24 replies)

... Hi Dominique, I just wanted to write to let you know that I understand how you feel! I also have a pterygium (although it might be a pinguecula...not 100% sure!). I am 29 and have had it since I was around 23. It just appeared one day. I've seen two doctors and they have both minimized it. They say it's not a big deal, but I'm sure they wouldn't want to live with it. ... (5 replies)

... Hi Kerry! I was doing some research about pinguecula removal and was reading through your thread from back in 2006. I decided to join the forum to see if I could find others suffering from pings. ... (5 replies)

... Hi Kerry, I had some questions about the surgery. What did your eyes look like during the 4 months of healing after the surgery? Did they use the autograph or amniotic graft? I am looking into Harvard Eye Associates and want to prepare for a long recovery. I only have pinguecula, but it is HORRIBLE because my right eye is BRIGHT red and just hideous. Nothing else has worked. (5 replies)

... Hello, I am a 24 yr old female and I have had a pinguecula in both eyes for a few years now. My eyes are also very dry, which I feel is partially due to the pinguecula because my problem started getting worse when the pingueculum did. ... (33 replies)

... Hello CJ I am so happy that you experienced a successful procedure. I lived in MT up until 2005 and I know Wyoming is also a pretty state. I laughed a bit about your remark of hiding for about 10 weeks after surgery, only because I feel like I've been sort of hiding for the last 5 years with the darn pinguecula (as I'm sure you can relate). I can't wait to hide for the 10... (33 replies)

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... Thank you for that post. It is so detailed and exact. I have pinguecula also and am planning on getting one removed in the summer of 2007 at Harvard Eye Clinic. ... (33 replies)

... Thought I'd post a note about ptyergium surgery that I had on October 27'th. In part, this board gave me a lot of good info to evaluate when making the initial decision on whether or not to do it. ... (33 replies)

... Well, it'll be 5 weeks since my surgery tomorrow. The eye is looking much,much better, although still somewhat pink with some veins still showing through. I was hoping it would be a bit better. ... (29 replies)

... Hi all! CJ, Glad to hear that you are healing so nicely. Do you also have problems with dry eye or was your pings the result of something else? Joseph, how did your visit to Harvard Eye go? Did you end up having the surgery? Dani (29 replies)

... I haven't checked in for ages., but now I have it looks like more people have opted for surgery to get rid of those ghastly pings!! It sounds like everybody is scared about post operative outcome. Don't be!! ... (29 replies)