A Prospective Study of Pterygium Excision and Conjunctival Autograft With Human Fibrin Tissue Adhesive: Effects on Vision, Refraction, and Corneal Topography.

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  • Stuti Misra
  • Jennifer P Craig
  • Charles N J McGhee
  • Dipika V Patel
چکیده

PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate changes in visual acuity, corneal parameters, and topographic parameters after pterygium surgery. DESIGN A prospective observational study was conducted. METHODS Twenty eyes of 20 participants undergoing pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft secured using human fibrin tissue adhesive were included in the study. All the participants were assessed preoperatively and 1 and 3 months postoperatively. The parameters included subjective refraction, visual acuity, and pterygium size (pterygium horizontal corneal length [PHCL]) and corneal tomography by Pentacam rotating Scheimpflug tomographer (OCULUS Optikgeräte GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany). The astigmatic changes were calculated using vector analysis. RESULTS The mean age of participants was 49.3 ± 12.1 years. Mean PHCL was 2.68 ± 0.30 mm. The mean best corrected visual acuity preoperatively was 6/7.5, improving significantly to 6/6 at 1 month (P = 0.001) with this improvement remaining stable at 3 months postoperatively (P = 0.34). There was no significant change in subjective astigmatism, however, mean topographic astigmatism decreased significantly at 1 month (4.36 diopter, P < 0.01) and remained unchanged at 3 months (P < 0.01). Greater PHCL was associated with greater changes in corneal astigmatism. CONCLUSIONS Significant improvements and early stabilization of visual acuity and topographic astigmatism confirm the optical benefits of pterygium excision. These data also suggest a significant advantage of performing pterygium before rather than simultaneously with or after cataract surgery by enabling the most accurate biometry.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology

دوره 3 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014