CONJUNCTIVAL Z-PLASTY FOR PTERYGIUM: COMPARISON WITH CONJUNCTIVAL AUTOGRAFTING [PDF]
Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 2008 Aim: High recurrence rate is the most common problem after the pterygium excision surgery, and the adjunctive therapies performed to reduce the recurrence rate have severe complications.
Özdemir, Murat
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Fibrin glue versus sutures for conjunctival autografting in primary pterygium surgery. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2016 Background: Pterygium, a growth of the conjunctiva over the cornea, is a progressive disease leading in advanced stages to visual impairment, restriction of ocular motility, chronic inflammation and cosmetic concerns. Surgical removal is the treatment of
Romano V +3 more
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Comparing techniques for pterygium surgery
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2008 Atilla Alpay, Suat Hayri Ugurbas, Berktug ErdoganDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak, Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, TurkeyPurpose: To compare various techniques of pterygium surgery including bare sclera, intraoperative ...
Atilla Alpay +2 more
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Concomitant use of conjunctival tissue graft from the pterygium itself without rotation in pterygium surgery: A full circle in conjunctival autografting [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018 Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe a modified technique of using conjunctival tissue from the pterygium itself without any rotation of graft for the primary pterygium in eyes with glaucoma filtering bleb, glaucoma suspects, and in primary ...
Shreesha Kumar Kodavoor +2 more
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Pterygium surgery using inferior rotational conjunctival autograft versus conventional conjunctival autograft with sutures – A comparative study [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 Purpose: To compare the outcomes of pterygium surgery by using an inferior rotational autograft and a conventional superior conjunctival autograft. Methods: This was a prospective interventional comparative study of 85 eyes of patients who were divided ...
Jayamadhury Gudimetla +4 more
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Nurse-Led Binaural Beat Intervention for Anxiety Reduction in Pterygium Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Nursing ReportsBackground/Objectives: Anxiety before ophthalmic surgery under local anesthesia may hinder patient cooperation and surgical outcomes. Nurse-led auditory interventions offer a promising non-pharmacological approach to perioperative anxiety management ...
Punchiga Ratanalerdnawee +4 more
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Rapid deterioration of Mooren’s ulcers after conjunctival flap: a review of 2 cases
BMC Ophthalmology, 2017 Background Conjunctival flaps are a widely used treatment for numerous corneal ulcers that are caused by microorganismal infections. However, whether it can be performed on immune-mediated corneal ulcers is controversial. Case presentation We present two
Saiqun Li +7 more
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The Effect of Autografts from the Inferior and Superior Bulbar Conjunctiva on the Ocular Surface in Primary Pterygium Surgery: A Cytology Study [PDF]
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2023 Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of using an inferior or superior conjunctival autograft in primary pterygium surgery on the postoperative ocular surface. Materials and Methods: Forty eyes of 40 patients who underwent pterygium surgery
Burcu Kazancı +4 more
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National Journal of Community Medicine, 2011 Pterygium is a fibro vascular encroachment of the conjunctival tissue on the cornea causing variable degree of ocular morbidity. Varies surgical modalities have been developing to reduce the recurrence rate, which is the major limitation of Pterygium ...
Harpal Singh, A S Thakur, B L Sharma
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Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011 Background : Inferior limbal-conjunctival autograft transplantation has been described as a safe and effective treatment for primary pterygium. However, despite its multiple advantages, routine performance of this technique is difficult because the ...
Hiroki Kawano +2 more
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