Amniotic membrane transplantation and conjunctival autograft combined with mitomycin C for the management of primary pterygium: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne), 2022 Background Pterygium is a common ocular surface disease. Recurrence is the greatest concern in the treatment of pterygium. Thus, a standardized and effective treatment modality with minimal risk for complications is needed for the management of pterygium.
Taher NO +7 more
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Preoperative Intralesional Bevacizumab Injection in Primary Pterygium in Tunisian Patients: A Randomized Controlled Prospective Study. [PDF]
J Curr Ophthalmol, 2022 Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of a single preoperative intralesional bevacizumab injection as an adjuvant treatment before primary pterygium surgery.
Sayadi J +10 more
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Membrane of Plasma Rich in Growth Factors in Primary Pterygium Surgery Compared to Amniotic Membrane Transplantation and Conjunctival Autograft. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2021 This prospective and comparative study aimed to compare the use of a conjunctival autograft (CAG), plasma rich in growth factors fibrin membrane (mPRGF) or amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) in primary pterygium surgery.
Idoipe M +9 more
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Hydroxychloroquine treatment on SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2, TMPRSS2 and NRP1 expression in human primary pterygium and conjunctival cells. [PDF]
Exp Eye Res, 2022 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the pathogen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Its infection depends on the binding of spike protein to the host cell receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), type II
Yao Y +7 more
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Comparison of Corneal Irregularity After Recurrent and Primary Pterygium Surgery Using Fourier Harmonic Analysis. [PDF]
Transl Vis Sci Technol, 2021 Purpose To the best of our knowledge, few detailed investigation of astigmatism with recurrent pterygium currently exists. We aimed to evaluate corneal irregularity after recurrent pterygium surgery.
Ono T +6 more
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Effect of a Topical Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (0.1% Pranoprofen) on VEGF and COX-2 Expression in Primary Pterygium. [PDF]
Front Pharmacol, 2021 Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (0.1% pranoprofen) on the expression of VEGF and Cox-2 in primary pterygium. Methods: This was a prospective, randomized study.
Yao B +6 more
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Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol, 2021 PURPOSE: Conjunctivolimbal autograft is proposed to be the best treatment for pterygium and autograft can be fixed either with sutures or without. This study was undertaken to assess and compare the efficacy of sutureless versus suture techniques for ...
Prasad SC +3 more
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Pattern of corneal astigmatism induced by primary pterygium in patients with cataract in a secondary hospital in Southern China: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives To review the pattern of primary pterygium-induced corneal astigmatism in patients with cataract in a southern Chinese population. Design Clinic-based cross-sectional retrospective study.
Xu G, Qi W, Hu Y.
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Atypical Presentation of Recurrent Pterygium Leading to Blindness and its Successful Management: A Series of Three Cases [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Recurrence of pterygium is one of the main concerns in pterygium management. Recurrent pterygium is defined as the regrowth of fibrovascular tissue over the previously excised primary pterygium area, extending beyond the limbus and advancing towards the ...
Babi Das, Preety Rekha Das
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the surgical outcomes of pterygial excision for primary and recurrent pterygia by a single method of pterygia excision combined with two conjunctival flaps.
Jong Soo Lee +3 more
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