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Healing of autologous conjunctival grafts in pterygium surgery [PDF]
Acta Ophthalmologica, 2018 AbstractPurposeTo temporally study the healing of conjunctival autografts in consecutive patients following pterygium surgery.MethodsA case‐cohort observational study. Thirty‐two eyes of 28 patients who underwent pterygium surgery were included. All eyes had pterygium excision with conjunctival autografts.
Noha Ghoz +3 more
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Amniotic membrane graft after excision of widespread conjunctival concretions [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia, 2021 ABSTRACT Conjunctival concretions are single or clustered lesions frequently found on the palpebral conjunctiva. They are commonly present in older individuals, despite being rarely symptomatic. This case report describes an 83-year-old man with multiple conjunctival concretions, which were surgically treated.
Brízido, Margarida Costa e Silva Sena +4 more
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 Objective: The objective of the following study is to compare the conjunctival graft thickness measured with anterior segment optical coherence tomography (OCT) after primary and recurrent pterygium excision.
Engin Bilge Ozgurhan +5 more
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GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022 Background: Pterygium is a degenerative ocular surface disorder with wing shaped fibrovascular growth of the subconjunctival tissue onto the cornea. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the surgical outcome of suture less technique ...
Bansari Sorathiya +3 more
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Effects of Mitomycin C in Early Conjunctival Inflammation after Pterygium Surgery [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare inflammatory events and graft characteristics 1 month and 6 months after conjunctival limbal autograft (CLAU) with and without intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC).
Asaad Ammaar, Mouafk +4 more
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Keratoprostheses for corneal blindness: a review of contemporary devices [PDF]
, 2015 According to the World Health Organization, globally 4.9 million are blind due to corneal pathology. Corneal transplantation is successful and curative of the blindness for a majority of these cases. However, it is less successful in a number of diseases
Avadhanam, Venkata +2 more
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Analysis of the pathogenic factors and management of dry eye in ocular surface disorders [PDF]
, 2017 The tear film represents the interface between the eye and the environment. The alteration of the delicate balance that regulates the secretion and distribution of the tear film determines the dry eye (DE) syndrome. Despite having a multifactorial origin,
Albietz +14 more
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Sutureless and Glue Free Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery
Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College, 2022 Objective: The objective of the study is to report a newer technique of pterygium excision followed by suture less and glue free conjunctival autograft for its complications and recurrence rate.
Uzma Taqi, Erum Shahid
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Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 BACKGROUND: Conjunctival sutures used in pterygium surgery are not only time-consuming process but also may lead to local complications such as discomfort, scarring, granuloma, or infection.
Jagdish Bhatia +3 more
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Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) serological and lacrimal signaling in patients affected by vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) [PDF]
, 2018 Background. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a rare inflammatory disease involving the ocular surface, with seasonally exacerbated symptoms. Both type-1 and type-4 hypersensitivity reactions play a role in the development of VKC. Purpose.
Aventaggiato, Michele +5 more
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