Corneo- Conjunctival Auto Grafting in Pterygium Surgery
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2004-07
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Abstract
To evaluate the efficacy of conjunctival auto grafting in surgical management of primary and recurrent
pterygium, the record of 150 patients comprising 47 females and 103 males who underwent corneocunjunctival
auto graft transplant surgery for primary and recurrent pterygia from 1997 to 2003 was
reviewed retrospectively. Follow up was done for six months after the surgery. Recurrence of
pterygium was considered as failure. All grafts were transplanted promptly. Recurrence was noted
in four patients (2.6%). Mild discomfort in the immediate post-operative period was noted in all the
patients. Donor site healed without any complication in all the patients.The results indicate that
corneo-conjunctival autograft transplantation is an effective treatment for management of both
primary & recurrent pterygia.
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Corneo-conjunctival auto graft, Recurrent pterygium
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Sharma Ashok K, Wali Vijay, Pandita Archana. Corneo- Conjunctival Auto Grafting in Pterygium Surgery. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2004 Jul-Sept;6(3): 149-152