Have a pterygium?

Not sure what your eyes are telling you?

Start here.

If you've noticed a fleshy growth creeping across the white of your eye — or you've been living with persistent redness, irritation, or grittiness that never quite goes away — this is the right place to start.

Dr. Rylan Hayes has developed a short, clinically informed pterygium symptom checker to help you understand whether what you're experiencing is consistent with a pterygium, and whether it's time to have it properly assessed by a specialist. Answer a few straightforward questions and receive a personalised result in under two minutes.

While you're here, Dr. Hayes has also put together three additional eye health quizzes — covering cataracts, glasses frustration, and intraocular lens selection — for patients who have other questions on their mind alongside their pterygium concerns.

Select a quiz to get started.