CURRENT EYE RESEARCH, cilt.38, sa.5, ss.526-530, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
Purpose: In this study, we compare the concentrations of the essential trace elements chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), selenium (Se), manganese (Mn), boron (B) and zinc (Zn) in both pterygium and normal conjunctiva and investigate the role they play in the development of pterygium.