Comparison of self-made cryopreservative fibrin glue and commercial fibrin glue kit in pterygium surgery: 1-year follow-up

[Pterygium surgery and fibrin glue: avoiding dehiscence].

OBJECTIVE/METHOD The purpose of the study is to evaluate those cases of pterygium surgery with fibrin sealant that produced dehiscence of the graft, and then apply and evaluate the efficacy of a different surgical technique in an attempt eliminate this complication in previously identified cases of high risk. The first phase is a retrospective study of 42 cases of pterygium surgery. In the seco...

Comparison of fibrin glue and Vicryl sutures in conjunctival autografting for pterygium surgery

PURPOSE To compare clinical parameters and the tear levels of inflammatory cytokines between pterygium surgery using sutures or fibrin glue. METHODS Fifty-six patients with primary pterygium were divided into the suture group and the glue group, in which the autograft was secured with 10-0 Vicryl sutures and fibrin glue, respectively. A questionnaire, slit-lamp examination, Schirmer test, and...

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

[Conjunctival autologous transplantation using fibrin glue in primary pterygium].

PURPOSE To assess the rate of recurrence and complications after primary pterygium removal with conjunctival autograft using fibrin tissue adhesive. Secondarily, to compare these results with a retrospective series that underwent the same surgery using sutures. METHODS A hundred and six eyes of 100 patients who underwent surgery with fibrin glue were prospectively studied, while 58 eyes of 51...

Fibrin glue for Gundersen flap surgery

PURPOSE To evaluate the feasibility of fibrin glue in Gundersen flap surgery. DESIGN Prospective case series. STUDY SUBJECTS Seven eyes of seven subjects who had undergone Gundersen flap surgery from 2009 to 2011 at the Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore. METHODS Review of case records for outcomes after Gundersen flap surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Surgical success was defined as...