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Long Term Follow Up Results of Pterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autograft using Fibrin Glue: A Retrospective Study

Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Purpose: To determine the long term follow up results and recurrence rates after pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft using fibrin glue. Methods: A total of 1439 eyes operated for pterygium were retrospectively evaluated for recurrence rates ...
Haritha Veluri, Stimitha Alla, Sudhakar Potti, Nadim Liyakat Khatib   +3 more
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Hydrogels in Dental Medicine

Advanced Therapeutics, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2024.
Oral diseases are widespread and challenging to treat. Hydrogels, with their 3D network structures and biocompatibility, have emerged as promising biomaterials in dental medicine. They serve as drug delivery platforms, antimicrobial materials, tissue regeneration scaffolds, and biosensors, effectively addressing various oral and maxillofacial diseases.
Wener Chen, Chengfei Zhang, Simin Peng, Yifan Lin, Zhou Ye   +4 more
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Clinical outcomes of pterygium surgery over a ten-year period: a review of recurrence and complication rates

BMC Ophthalmology
Purpose This study described the clinical profile and post-operative outcomes of patients who underwent pterygium surgery at an ambulatory eye center in the Philippines over a ten-year period.
Sharlene I. Noguera, Katherine S. Aniana Nicanor, Robert Edward T. Ang, Emerson M. Cruz   +3 more
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Revealing the Therapeutic Potential of Stem Cells in Burn Healing: A Deeper Understanding of the Therapeutic Mechanisms of Epidermal Stem Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Stem Cells International, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Background: Burns are a global public health issue and a major cause of disability and death around the world. Stem cells, which are the undifferentiated cells with the potential for indefinite proliferation and multilineage differentiation, have the ability to replace injured skin and facilitate the wound repair process through paracrine mechanisms ...
Jianyu Lu, Wei Zhang, Yushu Zhu, Pengfei Luo, Xirui Tong, Sujie Xie, Luofeng Jiang, Xinya Guo, Jie Huang, Minyi Gu, Xinran Ding, Shuyuan Xian, Runzhi Huang, Shizhao Ji, Zhaofan Xia, Stefan Arnhold   +15 more
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Comparative study of astigmatic changes following pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft transplantation

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2018
This prospective clinical study compared the corneal astigmatism before and after pterygium excision surgery with conjunctival autograft transplantation. The study included 37 eyes of 37 patients diagnosed with pterygium.
Vera Zheleva, Latchezar Voynov
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Primary Conjunctival Basal Cell Carcinoma Mimicking an Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in a Young Adult Filipino: A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Objective: To describe the morphological and histopathological features of primary conjunctival basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in a young adult Filipino. Introduction: Malignant conjunctival tumors arise from different cells, the most common of which are squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs), (including ocular surface squamous neoplasia [OSSN]), melanomas, and ...
Lorenz Jacob Mangahas, Rowena Wea Reyes, Richmond Siazon, Stephen G. Schwartz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

When an Easy Thing Goes Wrong: Foreign Body Induced Granuloma-Associated Scleritis Following Pterygium Surgery

Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2017
Purpose: To report a case of pterygium surgery with conjunctival autograft followed by focal necrotizing scleritis due to foreign body entrapment in the scleral bed.
Pedro Coelho, Carlos Menezes, Pedro Rodrigues, Rita Gonçalves, Tiago Maio, Jorge Moreira, Paula Tenedório   +6 more
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Combined Conjunctival Autograft and Overlay Amniotic Membrane Transplantation; a Novel Surgical Treatment for Pterygium

Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2014
The authors report the long-term results of combined conjunctival autograft and overlay amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) for treatment of pterygium as a new surgical technique.
Siamak Zarei Ghanavati, Mohamed Abou Shousha, Carolina Betancurt, Victor L Perez   +3 more
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Superior outcome of labial mucosal autograft over limbal allograft in the management of recurrent pterygium with symblepharon: a case report

Frontiers in Medicine
A 40-year-old woman visited our clinic for recurred pterygium and symblepharon in the right eye. She had a history of pterygium excision 8 years before. Over the course of 7 years, we performed pterygium excision combined initially with mitomycin C (MMC)
Joo Youn Oh, Joo Youn Oh, Sang In Khwarg
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Outcomes of pterygium surgery-glue versus autologous blood versus sutures for graft fixation-an analysis

Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
AIM: The aim of this study is to compare the surgical outcomes of pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft using sutures, fibrin glue (tisseel), and autologous blood for the management of primary pterygium.
Shreesha Kumar Kodavoor, Dhandapani Ramamurthy, Raline Solomon   +2 more
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