Conjunctival autograft for recurrent pterygiumy

Thirty-eight eyes of 32 patients with recurrent pterygium were included in this study. They were divided into two groups. 18 eyes were treated by simple excision, followed by Beta irradiation [control group]. The remaining 20 eyes were treated by excision and conjunctival autograft transplantation. The cases were followed up for 6 months. The first group gave a recurrence rate of [16%], while cases treated with conjunctival autograft gave a minimal recurrence rate of [5%]. These results were tabulated, illustrated and discussed