familial pterygium of the conjunctiva
MONDO:0008337Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names familial pterygium of the conjunctiva yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Familial pterygium of the conjunctiva is a rare form of pterygium, which develops in early adulthood, characterized by a wing-like bulbar thickening of the conjunctiva in the interpalpebral fissure area that can be cured by surgical excision.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0008337), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
3 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormality of the eyeHPOHP:0000478
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormality of visionHPOHP:0000504
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Opacification of the corneal stromaHPOHP:0007759
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)