Outcome of conjunctival autograft sutured with polyamide black sutures in pterygium surgery
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Outcome of conjunctival autograft sutured with polyamide black sutures in pterygium surgery.
INTRODUCTION Pterygium excision with conjunctival autografting is the most effective way of treating pterygium with the least recurrence rate. The sutures which can be used to suture the conjunctival autograft are absorbable polyglactin 10-0 sutures or nonabsorbable polyamide 10-0 sutures. The polyamide sutures are inert, elicit minimal acute inflammatory reaction, do not support infection and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2091-0320,2072-6805
DOI: 10.3126/nepjoph.v5i1.7833