Treatment of primary pterygium: Role of limbal stem cells and conjunctival autograft transplantation
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009 Purpose: The limbus and its stem cells are very important in the pathogenesis of pterygium. In this study, the efficacy of limbal stem cells and conjunctival autograft transplantation for the treatment of primary pterygium will be assessed.
Mohamed A. E. Soliman Mahdy +1 more
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Delta Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of preoperative subconjunctival bevacizumab injection on the clinical and immunohistochemical analysis of primary pterygium.
Abd Elmagid M Tag Eldin +2 more
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Healing indicators after pterygium excision by optical coherence tomography [PDF]
, 2015 PurposeTo establish the sequence of tomographic changes in the tissue recovery process after pterygium excision and to propose healing indicators.; MethodsOptical coherence tomography (OCT) images were taken at 1week, 1, 3 and 6months after lesion ...
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Bare sclera resection followed by mitomycin C and/or autograft limbus conjunctiva in the surgery for pterygium:a Meta-analysis [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 AIM:Toevaluate the recurrence andcomplicationsafter bare sclera resection (BSR) combined with mitomycin C (MMC) treatment and/or autograft limbus conjunctiva (ALC) in the surgery for pterygium.METHODS:Meta-analysis was used to evaluate the differences in
Tan Long, Zhi Li
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Determining Factors for Fast Corneal Sensitivity Recovery After Pterygium Excision [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: To establish determining factors for fast corneal sensitivity (CS) recovery after pterygium excision. Methods: Thirty-two eyes of 14 males and 18 females with primary nasal pterygium were recruited.
Campos, Pamela +4 more
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Mitomycin C in pterygium treatment [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016 Pterygium is a benign lesion usually growing from the nasal side of the conjunctiva onto the cornea. Most cases of pterygium does not cause problem or requires specific treatment.
Thiago Gonçalves dos Santos Martins +4 more
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Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019 Background: Previously, we have reported on associations of pterygium with the presence of herpes simplex virus (HSV), Epstein Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), human papillomavirus (HPV), and the BRAFV600E somatic point.
S.O. Rykov +4 more
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Inferior limbal conjunctival autografting in primary pterygium
Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society, 2015 Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of pterygium excision with conjunctival limbal autografting from the lower bulbar conjunctiva for the treatment of primary pterygium.
Farouk M Othman
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Complications and Recurrence after Pterygium Excision using Mitomycin C Eye Drops versus Sutureless and Glue Free Conjunctival Autograft: A Prospective Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: Recurrence is the most common problem with pterygium excision. Various adjunctive methods have been described to decrease the recurrence rate of pterygium. Mitomycin C (MMC) and limbal Conjunctival Autograft (CAG) are most commonly used
Prachi Shukla, Suman Bhartiya
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Analysis of the pathogenic factors and management of dry eye in ocular surface disorders [PDF]
, 2017 The tear film represents the interface between the eye and the environment. The alteration of the delicate balance that regulates the secretion and distribution of the tear film determines the dry eye (DE) syndrome. Despite having a multifactorial origin,
Albietz +14 more
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