ASTIGMATIC OUTCOME & POST OPERATIVE RECOVERY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING PTERYGIUM EXCISION WITH CONJUNCTIVAL AUTOGRAFTS. COMPARISION BETWEEN SUTURE & AUTOLOGUS BLOOD FIBRIN

A Comparison of Fibrin Glue with Sutures for Conjunctival Autografts in Pterygium Excision Surgery

A Comparative Study of the Effect of Fibrin Glue versus Sutures on Clinical Outcome in Patients Undergoing Pterygium Excision and Conjunctival Autografts

PURPOSE To compare the effect of using fibrin glue or 10-0 nylon sutures on the clinical outcome of patients undergoing pterygium excision and conjunctival autografting. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 52 eyes from 46 patients who underwent pterygium excision and conjunctival autografting and were followed up for more than 3 months. The operation duration, postopera...

Pterygium Excision with Conjunctival Autograft

This paper will discuss the different approaches to the surgical management of pterygium, emphasizing the conjunctival autograft technique and the use of antimetabolites. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Clinically, a pterygium is a wing-shaped fibrovascular growth arising from the bulbar conjunctiva onto the superficial cornea.1 It is composed of a body, which overlies the sclera, and a head, which conf...

Analysis of Recurrence Patterns Following Pterygium Surgery With Conjunctival Autografts

The aim of this article is to evaluate and classify pathogenetic origins based on morphologic reproliferative patterns in patients who underwent pterygium excision with a conjunctival autograft. In this retrospective, observational case series, a total of 116 eyes of 116 patients with pterygium who underwent pterygium excision with a conjunctival autograft between February 2009 and May 2011 wer...

Visual outcome and efficacy of conjunctival autograft, harvested from the body of pterygium in pterygium excision

PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy of conjunctival autograft after the pterygium excision with fibrin adhesive using conjunctiva over the pterygium. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective study included 25 eyes of 25 patients with a mean age of 40±10 years, who underwent the pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft derived from the body of the pterygium and attached using fibrin glue. The ...