Case Reports: PDF OnlyThe Effect of Recurrent Pterygium on Corneal TopographyWalland, Mark J. M.B., B.S.; Stevens, Julian D. M.B., Ch.B.; Steele, Arthur D.M. M.B., B.S. Author Information From the Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, England Cornea: September 1994 - Volume 13 - Issue 5 - p 463-464 Buy Abstract Pterygium is known to cause corneal topographic changes that can result in decreased visual acuity. We present a case of recurrent pterygium causing blurred vision and diplopia, and document the corneal topographic changes, showing astigmatism of 15 diopters induced by lateral gaze, prior to surgical excision. © Lippincott-Raven Publishers.