How to minimize pterygium recurrence rates: clinical perspectives [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2018 Raffaele Nuzzi, Federico Tridico S.C.U. Ophthalmology Unit, “City of Health and Science” University Hospital, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy Abstract: The main treatment for pterygium is surgical removal.
Nuzzi R, Tridico F
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Risk factors for pterygium recurrence based on a retrospective study of 196 patients [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPterygium is considered as important clinical problem due to its special characteristics such as high incidence, multi-factorial disorder and high recurrence rate.
Shikun Chen +6 more
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Characteristics and recurrence of pterygium in Saudi Arabia: a single center study with a long follow‐up [PDF]
BMC Ophthalmology, 2021 Background This study described the clinical features of patients with pterygium and analyzed the recurrence rate of conjunctival autografting alone, conjunctival autografting combined with intraoperative mitomycin C, and amniotic membrane grafting ...
Waleed Alsarhani +8 more
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Sliding limbus-conjunctival flaps for minimizing the pterygium recurrence: a prospective tertiary care institute study. [PDF]
Rom J Ophthalmol, 2023 Kaur M, Singh M, Singh S.
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Amniotic Membrane Grafts to Reduce Pterygium Recurrence. [PDF]
Cornea, 2018 Purpose: To demonstrate the long-term outcome of pterygium surgery with adjunctive amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) and intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC) in a large case series. Methods: Medical records were retrieved for this noncomparative retrospective study of all patients
Rosen R.
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Clinical outcomes of pterygium surgery over a ten-year period: a review of recurrence and complication rates [PDF]
BMC OphthalmologyPurpose This study described the clinical profile and post-operative outcomes of patients who underwent pterygium surgery at an ambulatory eye center in the Philippines over a ten-year period.
Sharlene I. Noguera +3 more
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Low Rate of Postoperative Pterygium Recurrence in Patients under Treatment with Low-Dose Oral Doxycycline for Chronic Blepharitis: A First Report. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel)Catania F, Vinciguerra P, Di Maria A.
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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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Evaluating the application of argon laser on pterygium surgery: Report of 30 patients
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 BACKGROUND: The recurrence rate plays a key role in using various treatments of pterygium. This study assessed the effectiveness of argon laser therapy before the excision of pterygium on the recurrence rate.
Mohammed Arish, Mohammad Sedigh Dakkali
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Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: To summarize the recent evidence regarding different aspects of pterygium recurrence. Methods: Human-based studies from PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were identified using the following keywords: conjunctival disease, pterygium, recurrent pterygium, pterygium ...
Ghiasian, Leila +4 more
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