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. 2017 Dec 22;7(12):e003787corr1. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003787corr1

Correction: Geographical prevalence and risk factors for pterygium: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PMCID: PMC5770900  PMID: 29275352

Liu L, Wu J, Geng J, et al. Geographical prevalence and risk factors for pterygium: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2013;3:e003787. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003787

In the abstract, the sentence:

“We found a trend that the higher pooled prevalence of pterygium was associated with increasing geographical latitude and age in the world.”

should read:

“We found a trend that the higher pooled prevalence of pterygium was associated with decreasing geographical latitude and age in the world.”


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