Comparison of vitamin D levels between patients with pterygium and healthy subjects

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[2] Spandidos DA(1960)Pterygium: its incidence, heredity and etiology Am J Ophthalmol 50 635-644

[3] Hilgers J(2013)Geographical prevalence and risk factors for pterygium: a systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ Open 3 e003787-878

[4] Liu L(2012)Enhancement of vitamin D metabolites in the eye following vitamin D3 supplementation and UV-B irradiation Curr Eye Res 37 871-158

[5] Wu J(2000)Effects of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on Langerhans cell migration and corneal neovascularization in mice Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 41 154-7364

[6] Geng J(2011)Vitamin D enhances corneal epithelial barrier function Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52 7359-139

[7] Yuan Z(2015)Limbal epithelial stem-microenvironmental alteration leads to pterygium development Mol Cell Biochem 402 123-806

[8] Lin Y(1998)Redefining vitamin D insufficiency Lancet 351 805-281

[9] Ubels JL(2007)Vitamin D deficiency N Engl J Med 357 266-43

[10] Schotanus MP(2008)The pathogenesis of pterygium: current concepts and their therapeutic implications Ocul Surf 6 24-224

[1] Detorakis ET(2009)Pathogenetic mechanisms and treatment options for ophthalmic pterygium: trends and perspectives (review) Int J Mol Med 23 439-447

[2] Spandidos DA(1960)Pterygium: its incidence, heredity and etiology Am J Ophthalmol 50 635-644

[3] Hilgers J(2013)Geographical prevalence and risk factors for pterygium: a systematic review and meta-analysis BMJ Open 3 e003787-878

[4] Liu L(2012)Enhancement of vitamin D metabolites in the eye following vitamin D3 supplementation and UV-B irradiation Curr Eye Res 37 871-158

[5] Wu J(2000)Effects of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on Langerhans cell migration and corneal neovascularization in mice Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 41 154-7364

[6] Geng J(2011)Vitamin D enhances corneal epithelial barrier function Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 52 7359-139

[7] Yuan Z(2015)Limbal epithelial stem-microenvironmental alteration leads to pterygium development Mol Cell Biochem 402 123-806

[8] Lin Y(1998)Redefining vitamin D insufficiency Lancet 351 805-281

[9] Ubels JL(2007)Vitamin D deficiency N Engl J Med 357 266-43

[10] Schotanus MP(2008)The pathogenesis of pterygium: current concepts and their therapeutic implications Ocul Surf 6 24-224