Epidemiology and recurrence rate of pterygium post excision in Ghanaians

Epidemiology and recurrence rate of pterygium post excision in Ghanaians.

OBJECTIVES To determine the epidemiology and recurrence rate of pterygium after excision using bare sclera technique. DESIGN Prospective non-comparative study. SETTING Ophthalmology unit, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana. METHODS The study involved 60 consecutive patients with primary apterygial from July 1998 to December 2000 who had bare sclera excision after informed consent. T...

Recurrence of pterygium after excision.

Risk Factors Involved in Pterygium Recurrence after Surgical Excision

Material and Methods: This retrospective, descriptive case series was carried out at the department of ophthalmology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. One hundred forty seven patient’s (147 eyes) data files were analyzed from 1999 to 2009, who underwent surgical removal of pterygium using bare sclera method with MMC in concentration of 0.2 mg / ml (0.02%) with variable exposure time of 1-...

Recurrence rate with use of intraoperative Mitomycin C versus Conjunctival Autograft following pterygium excision

UNLABELLED Objective s : To determine the recurrence rate following Conjunctival Autograft versus Mitomycin C for pterygium excision. METHODS Fifty Patients in this Randomized Clinical Trial who underwent pterygium excision from July 2013 to October 2013 at Department of Ophthalmology, Ziauddin University Hospital, Keamari, Karachi were included. All patients underwent detailed ophthalmic exa...

Recurrence rate of pterygium following surgical excision with intraoperative versus postoperative mitomycin-C.

OBJECTIVE To compare the rate of recurrence and complications of pterygium following surgical excision by applying 0.02% mitomycin-C intraoperatively or using topical 0.02 % mitomycin-C drops postoperatively. STUDY DESIGN Randomized clinical trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Baqai Medical University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, from January 2001 to July 2005. METHODOLOGY Eighty...