Outcome of Pterygium Excision and Conjunctival Autograft: without suture, without Glue
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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...
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عنوان ژورنال: Z H Sikder Women's Medical College journal
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2708-101X', '2707-9252']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47648/zhswmcj.2023.v0501.04