A case of spontaneous avulsion of primary pterygium analyzed with anterior segment optical coherence tomography [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022 Purpose: This study reports a case of the spontaneous avulsion of primary pterygium with anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) findings. Observation: A 72-year-old woman complained of acute pain of the left eye.
Takayuki Tanaka +2 more
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Morphometric evaluation and measurements of primary pterygium by anterior segment optical coherence tomography and its relation with astigmatism [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between measurements and various morphometric parameters of primary pterygium on anterior segment optical coherence tomography(AS-OCT) and refractive and keratometric astigmatism.
Anuradha Raj +2 more
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Transparent intrastromal corneal lenticule obtained from SMILE surgery as a free graft for the treatment of primary pterygium: A pilot study [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: To report our initial experience in patients with primary pterygium surgery who had a transparent intrastromal corneal lenticule as a free graft obtained during small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery.
Said Nafiz Mutlu +3 more
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Corneal steep island formation after primary pterygium surgery. [PDF]
PLoS ONEAimsThis study aimed to report corneal steep island (CSI) formation following primary pterygium surgery and to identify preoperative pterygium morphological features that predict the likelihood of CSI.MethodsA total of 93 eyes from 84 subjects with ...
Dong Hee Ha, Kyoung Woo Kim
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Conjunctival Autograft versus Combined Amniotic Membrane and Mini-Simple Limbal Epithelial Transplant for Primary Pterygium Excision [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2022 Purpose: To compare outcomes of conjunctival autograft (CAG) and combined amniotic membrane with mini-simple limbal epithelial transplant (mini-SLET) after primary pterygium excision. Methods: All consenting adults with primary pterygium were included in
Ashok Jha, Abhay Simba
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Comparison of mini-simple limbal epithelial transplantation and conjunctival-limbal autograft for the treatment of primary pterygium: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
Br J Ophthalmol, 2023 Purpose The purpose of this double-masked, parallel randomised controlled trial was to compare the recurrence rate and other outcomes between conjunctival–limbal autograft (CLAu) and mini-simple limbal epithelial transplantation (mini-SLET) after ...
Oliva-Biénzobas V +6 more
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Efficacy and safety of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents in the treatment of primary pterygium. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne), 2023 Purpose To further evaluate the efficacy and safety of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents in management of primary pterygium. Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in databases of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane ...
Zhang B, Dong X, Sun Y.
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Incidence of refractive surprise after phacoemulsification in patients of cataract with primary pterygium. [PDF]
Saudi J Ophthalmol, 2023 PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to find the incidence of refractive surprise in patients of cataract with primary pterygium and compare it with patients of cataract without pterygium after phacoemulsification surgery.
Jain P, Nema N.
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Human papilloma virus presence and its physical status in primary pterygium. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Pterygium is one of the most frequent pathologies in ophthalmology, and is a benign, overgrowth of fibrovascular tissue, often with a wing-like appearance, from the conjunctiva over the cornea.
Sámano-Hernández L +4 more
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Conjunctival and Limbal Conjunctival Autograft vs. Amniotic Membrane Graft in Primary Pterygium Surgery: A 30-Year Comprehensive Review. [PDF]
Ophthalmol Ther, 2023 Introduction The purpose of this study is to compare the “real-life” effectiveness of amniotic membrane graft (AMG) and conjunctival (CAT) or limbal conjunctival (LCA) autograft in the management of primary pterygium.
Paganelli B, Sahyoun M, Gabison E.
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