Topic – Recurrent Pterygium with Symblepharon – A Case Report
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Treatment of recurrent pterygium with topical administration of interferon alpha-2b: A case report
Pterygium is characterized by an elastic degeneration of the conjunctiva that extends across the limbos and invades the cornea. The recurrence rate is varied from 25-80% after primary closure to 6% with free conjunctival and Iimbal grafts. Several adjunctive therapies have been investigated for recurrent pte¬rygium. This article presents a 52-year-old athletic man who was seen for evaluation of...
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AIM Treatment of recurrent pterygium associated with symblepharon requires both suppression of fibrosis and reconstruction of limbal barrier. To achieve this, human amniotic membrane was transplanted and limbal autografts performed. METHODS Four patients with severe symblepharon resulting from multiple surgeries for pterygium were treated. Human amniotic membrane was obtained at caesarean sec...
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متن کاملtreatment of recurrent pterygium with topical administration of interferon alpha-2b: a case report
pterygium is characterized by an elastic degeneration of the conjunctiva that extends across the limbos and invades the cornea. the recurrence rate is varied from 25-80% after primary closure to 6% with free conjunctival and iimbal grafts. several adjunctive therapies have been investigated for recurrent pte¬rygium. this article presents a 52-year-old athletic man who was seen for evaluation of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Access Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2578-465X
DOI: 10.23880/oajo-16000168