Amniotic membrane transplantation and conjunctival autograft combined with mitomycin C for the management of primary pterygium: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Pterygium is a common ocular surface disease. Recurrence is the greatest concern in the treatment of pterygium. Thus, a standardized and effective treatment modality with minimal risk for complications is needed for the management of pterygium.

Bell's palsy in a patient after contracting COVID-19 with signs of aberrant nerve regeneration.

Purpose: To report a 56-year-old male in Saudi Arabia who developed signs of aberrant facial nerve regeneration after recovering from Bell's palsy associated with COVID-19 infection.

Observations: The patient presented, months following recovery from Bell's palsy associated with COVID-19, with symptoms of aberrant seventh nerve regeneration in the form of tearing with eating "crocodile tears" and synchronous right eyelid closure with the jaw movement.

Conclusions And Importance: Case reports of Bell's palsy associated with COVID-19 are emerging, but association does not mean causation.