A Clinical Study on Severity of Dry Eye in Individuals with Pterygium at a Tertiary Hospital in South Kerala.

Purpose: To assess the severity of dry eye in individuals with pterygium in a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 70 individuals with pterygium who were attending the outpatient department of ophthalmology. Objective dry eye tests were done, including Schirmer's tests 1 and 2, tear film breakup time, and tear meniscus height (TMH).