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Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, ISBN 978-1-76007-296-4.
Death from pterygium
 1.           For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, pterygium, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's pterygium.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
 1.                Basis for determining the factors
The Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that there is sound medical-scientific evidence that indicates that pterygium and death from pterygium can be related to relevant service rendered by veterans, members of Peacekeeping Forces, or members of the Forces under the VEA, or members under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA, relevant service and VEA are defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
 1.                Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting pterygium or death from pterygium with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
 1.           having sunlight exposure to the eye which is not protected by clothing, ultraviolet-blocking sunglasses, or other physical barrier, for a cumulative period of at least 2,250 latitude equivalent hours before clinical onset;
Note: latitude equivalent hours and unprotected eye are defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
 1.           having exposure of the affected eye to electric arc welding light, while welding without appropriate eye protection, such as a welding helmet or welding mask, for an average of at least 20 hours per week, for at least the 2 years before clinical onset;
 2.           having heavy exposure of the unprotected eye to sawdust, in an environment where the person is covered in sawdust, for an average of at least 20 hours per week, for at least the one year before clinical onset;
 3.           inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for pterygium before clinical worsening.
 1.            Relationship to service
         1.           The existence in a person of any factor referred to in section 9, must be related to the relevant service rendered by the person.
         2.           The factor set out in subsection 9(4) applies only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, pterygium where the person's pterygium was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person's relevant service.
 2.            Factors referring to an injury or disease covered by another Statement of Principles
In this Statement of Principles:
 1.           if a factor referred to in section 9 applies in relation to a person; and
 2.           that factor refers to an injury or disease in respect of which a Statement of Principles has been determined under subsection 196B(2) of the VEA;
then the factors in that Statement of Principles apply in accordance with the terms of