Management of primary pterygium with intra-lesional injection of 5 flurouracil and bevacizumab (Avastin). [PDF]
Eye (Lond), 2019 Ghoz N +6 more
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Semaphorin 7a participants in pterygium by regulating vascular endothelial growth factor [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 AIM: To investigate the relationship between semaphorin 7a expression and cell proliferation and migration in pterygium fibroblasts. METHODS: Twenty-six patients with surgically diagnosed pterygium were enrolled, including 15 cases of primary pterygium ...
Yun-Fei Han +9 more
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Protective Role of Glutathione and Nitric Oxide Production in the Pathogenesis of Pterygium
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020 Objective. In the pathogenesis of pterygium, the protective role of glutathione and nitric oxide production is unclear. These are important factors for homeostasis in the redox state of cells.
Fidelina Parra +7 more
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Terapia auxiliar com o tranilast pré-operatório na cirurgia do pterígio primário com um ano de seguimento [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose: To determine the efficacy of tranilast as an adjunctive therapy in conjunctival autograft. Methods: Twenty-nine patients were randomly allocated to the Tranilast Group (n=15) or the Control Group (n=14).
Almeida Júnior, Gildásio Castello de +7 more
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Journal of Ophthalmic Research and Ocular Care, 2022 Introduction: The aim of this study was to clinically evaluate lid margin abnormality, meibomian glands expression and tear function changes in patients with primary pterygium.
H. Mohd Radzi +4 more
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Outcome of Excision of Primary Pterygium with Bare Sclera Technique: A Study of 80 Eyes in Malaysia
European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2022 In this retrospective study of 166 patients with Pterygium, it was more predominant in males (66.9%) and in 31-40 years age group (69.9%). Irritation was the most common symptom (29.5%), while 13.8% were asymptomatic.
Subash Govindasamy, S. Chandrasekhar
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Assessing full thickness oral mucosal grafting: complications and postoperative outcomes in a broad collective of patients [PDF]
, 2020 Background: Conjunctival defects can be repaired with several mucosal tissues. The simplicity of harvesting oral mucosa and its wide availability makes it the preferred graft tissue for all indications requiring mucosal grafting. Through analysing the
Bertelmann, Eckart +2 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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The Role of Mast cells in the Pathogenesis of Primary and Recurrent Pterygium
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2012 Pur po se: In this study, we aimed to investigate the roles of mast cells in pterygium pathogenesis and to compare the number of mast cells in primary and recurrent pterygium.
Hülya Deveci +3 more
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Human adenoviruses role in ophthalmic pterygium formation [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Ophthalmic pterygium is a common benign lesion of unknown origin and the pathogenesis might be vision-threatening. This problem is often associated with exposure to solar light. Recent evidence suggests that potentially oncogenic viruses such
Bazouri, M. +5 more
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