Pterygium Surgery: Wide Excision with Conjunctivo-Limbal Autograft
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
; : 205-212, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-112574
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the efficacy of conjunctivo-limbal autograft after wide excision of primary and recurrent pterygia.METHODS:
Twenty-one eyes of 18 patients with primary pterygium and 18 eyes of 18 patients with recurrent pteygium underwent conjunctivo-limbal autograft after wide excision of pterygium. All patients underwent follow-up for more than six months. Recurrence rates and complications were evaluated.RESULTS:
With a minimum of six months of follow-up, fibrovascular tissue in the excised area, not invading the cornea, was noted in one eye (5.6%) in the recurrent pterygium group but no further surgical interventions for the cosmetic problem were needed. One eye (4.8%) showed wound dehiscence, three eyes (14.3%) showed subgraft hemorrhage, and one eye (4.8%) showed subconjunctival fibrosis at the donor site in the primary pterygium group, while two eyes (11.1%) showed subgraft hemorrhage, and one eye (5.6%) showed Tenon's Capsule granuloma at the donor site in the recurrent pterygium group.CONCLUSIONS:
Conjunctivo-limbal autograft after wide excision of pterygium can be considered an effective treatment with low recurrence rates for both primary and recurrent pterygia.
Full text:
Available
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Recurrence
/
Tissue Donors
/
Fibrosis
/
Pterygium
/
Follow-Up Studies
/
Cornea
/
Cosmetics
/
Eye
/
Tenon Capsule
/
Granuloma
Type of study:
Observational study
/
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article