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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Excision Techniques from Cornea to Limbus and from Limbus to Cornea on Recurrence in Pterygium Surgery

Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2014
Objectives: To evaluate the recurrence rates of two different pterygium excision procedures, i.e. “excision from the cornea to the limbus” and “excision from the limbus to the cornea”.
Tuba Çelik
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Twelve-Year Outcomes of Pterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autograft versus Intraoperative Mitomycin C in Double-Head Pterygium Surgery [PDF]

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015
Purpose. The study aims to compare the long-term outcome of conjunctival autograft (CAU) and mitomycin C (MMC) in double-head pterygium surgery. Methods. This is a follow-up study of a comparative interventional trial. Thirty-nine eyes of the 36 patients
Tommy C. Y. Chan, Raymond L. M. Wong, Emmy Y. M. Li, Hunter K. L. Yuen, Emily F. Y. Yeung, Vishal Jhanji, Ian Y. H. Wong   +6 more
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Sutureless and glue free conjunctival auto grafting after pterygium excision

IMC Journal of Medical Science, 2016
Background and objectives: Suture or glue has been used to secure the conjunctival auto graft after excision of the pterygium. Recently, auto grafting using patient’s own blood as a bioadhesive to secure the graft in position has been described by ...
MK Goswami, Md Asaduzzaman
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Optimal size of pterygium excision for limbal conjunctival autograft using fibrin glue in primary pterygia

BMC Ophthalmology, 2018
Background In our study we describe a method that optimizes size of excision and autografting for primary pterygia along with the use of intraoperative MMC and fibrin glue.
Ho Sik Hwang, Kyong Jin Cho, Gabriel Rand, Roy S. Chuck, Ji Won Kwon   +4 more
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Scleral Contact Lenses versus Sutures: A Comparative Study of Outcomes Following Pterygium Excision Surgery

TNOA Journal of Ophthalmic Science and Research
Background: The formation of fibrovascular tissue on the conjunctiva is the hallmark of pterygium, a common ocular disorder that frequently causes discomfort and visual abnormalities.
Shilpa Umarani, BN Nanda, Saket R. Gandhi   +2 more
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Visual outcome and efficacy of conjunctival autograft, harvested from the body of pterygium in pterygium excision

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2015
Vipul Bhandari, Chandan Latha Rao, Sri Ganesh, Sheetal Brar Department of Cornea, Nethradhama Superspeciality Eye Hospital, Bangalore, India Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of conjunctival autograft after the pterygium excision with fibrin adhesive ...
Bhandari V, Rao CL, Ganesh S, Brar S
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Corneal Reinnervation and Sensitivity Recovery after Pterygium Excision. [PDF]

J Ophthalmol, 2020
Purpose. To evaluate changes in corneal sensitivity and subbasal nerve density after pterygium excision. Methods. This prospective trial included 22 eyes with nasal primary pterygium and 18 controls.
Zhao Z, Zhang J, Liang H, Zhang S, Shao C, Fan X, Fu Y, Fu Y.   +7 more
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Identification and Correction of Restrictive Strabismus After Pterygium Excision Surgery. [PDF]

Am J Ophthalmol, 2019
PURPOSE: To report the characteristics of patients with restrictive diplopia following pterygium excision and a successful treatment approach for the strabismus. DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series.
Baxter SL, Nguyen BJ, Kinori M, Kikkawa DO, Robbins SL, Granet DB.   +5 more
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Time to Keratometric Stability after Pterygium Excision Surgery in a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines. [PDF]

Acta Med Philipp
Background. Pterygium is a common benign fibrovascular growth of the conjunctiva extending onto the cornea that induces corneal distortion and astigmatism as it progresses.
Ang AW, Canilao LMB, Santos-Rayos JJ, Navarrete MFS.   +3 more
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Surgical Time and Postoperative Symptoms Study in Pterygium Excision and Amniotic Membrane Graft Using Celularity Triple Layer Dehydrated Amniotic Membrane. [PDF]

Clin Ophthalmol, 2023
Paola Rivera-Morales, Luke Barnard, Wendy Linderman, Mohsain Gill, Vicente Diaz Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USACorrespondence: Vicente Diaz, Department of Ophthalmology, Yale School of Medicine,
Rivera-Morales P, Barnard L, Linderman W, Gill M, Diaz V.   +4 more
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