YouTube as a source of patient information for pterygium surgery [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology, 2023 Background: Patients use the YouTube platform to get information about pterygium surgery, and this affects the treatment decisions of the patients. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the quality and reliability of YouTube videos as ...
Cem Ozturkmen, Mustafa Berhuni
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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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Pterygium surgery by double-sliding flaps procedure: Comparison between primary and recurrent pterygia [PDF]
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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Assessment of the corneal high-order aberration changes after pterygium surgery [PDF]
Therapeutic Advances in OphthalmologyPurpose: Corneal high-order aberrations due to pterygium have a significant impact on patients’ visual quality. This study aims to assess changes in corneal high-order aberrations following pterygium surgery.
Anjana Sapkota +3 more
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Scleritis following Pterygium Surgery with Mitomycin C or Beta Irradiation: Three-Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, 2022 Purpose. To report three cases of culture-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa scleritis following pterygium surgery. Patients and Methods. A retrospective study of all patients of Pseudomonas aeruginosa scleritis after pterygium surgery presented from May ...
Winai Chaidaroon +4 more
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Double Flip Technique for Graft Transfer in Autograft Pterygium Surgery [PDF]
Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi, 2023 A 50-year-old man with recurrent pterygium and a 46-year-old woman with primary pterygium underwent surgery using a novel autograft transfer technique that facilitates autograft suturing and ensures correct graft orientation. After removing the pterygium,
Emrah Öztürk, Abuzer Gündüz
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Modified protocol for pterygium surgery without blades and electrocoagulation [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicinePurposeTo evaluate the efficacy, safety, and outcomes of a blade- and cautery-free surgical protocol for pterygium removal.MethodsPterygium removal surgery was done in 69 eyes (67 patients; 24 males and 43 females) who were followed up for at least 6 ...
Huimin Ge +3 more
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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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Corneal steep island formation after primary pterygium surgery. [PDF]
PLoS ONEAimsThis study aimed to report corneal steep island (CSI) formation following primary pterygium surgery and to identify preoperative pterygium morphological features that predict the likelihood of CSI.MethodsA total of 93 eyes from 84 subjects with ...
Dong Hee Ha, Kyoung Woo Kim
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Topographic Changes Before and After Pterygium Surgery [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2022 Background: Pterygium characterized by a centripetal growth of fibrovascular tissue associated with inflammation and vascularization. Corneal astigmatism in an eye with pterygium may reflect the cumulative effect of a naturally occurring astigmatism and ...
Samiha M. Kamel Abo Al-Majd +3 more
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