Pterygium surgery by means of conjunctival autograft: long term follow-up
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Pterygium surgery by means of conjunctival autograft: long term follow-up.
PURPOSE To demonstrate the long term of follow-up of the recurrence rate after conjunctival autograft for pterygium surgery. METHODS A total of 112 patients operated for pterygium with conjunctival autografts and with more than one year follow-up were registered. Patients were called for voluntary examinations of their respective ocular surface statuses. Completing the study was only possible...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492012000400006