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A Randomized Trial of Conjunctival Autografting for Pterygium in the Tropics
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It was found that age of the patient was strongly associated with recurrence regardless of which procedure was used, and the importance of randomized controlled trials in assessing the efficacy of specific procedures for pterygium removal is emphasized.About:
This article is published in Ophthalmology.The article was published on 1989-11-01. It has received 195 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pterygium & Randomized controlled trial.read more
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Comparison of Conjunctival Autografts, Amniotic Membrane Grafts, and Primary Closure for Pterygium Excision
TL;DR: The relatively low recurrence rate for primary pterygia allows one to use amniotic membrane transplantation as an alternative first choice, especially for advanced cases with bilateral heads or those who might need glaucoma surgery later.
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Effect of pterygium morphology on pterygium recurrence in a controlled trial comparing conjunctival autografting with bare sclera excision.
TL;DR: Conjunctival autografting for primary and recurrent pterygium is effective in reducing pteryGium recurrence compared with bare sclera excision and nontranslucency was a highly significant factor for recurrence.
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Chemical injuries of the eye: current concepts in pathophysiology and therapy.
TL;DR: Advances in ocular surface transplantation techniques which allow late attempts at visual rehabilitation of a scarred and vascularized cornea include limbal stem cell transplantation for incomplete transdifferentiation and persistent corneal epithelial dysfunction, and conjunctival and/or mucosal membrane transplation for ocularsurface mechanical dysfunction.
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A randomized trial comparing mitomycin C and conjunctival autograft after excision of primary pterygium.
TL;DR: Conjunctival autograft and low-dose topical mitomycin C are equally effective as adjunctive treatment after excision of primary pterygia in this young, southern California, predominantly Hispanic population.
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The Treatment Of Pterygium
TL;DR: It will be important to develop a grading system, and surgeons will need to be conservative in the treatment of pterygium until such time as a single treatment provides a lower recurrence rate and complication rate.
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Conjunctival autograft transplantation for advanced and recurrent pterygium
TL;DR: Free conjunctival grafts from the superotemporal bulbar conjunctiva of the same eye were used to resurface exposed sclera and extraocular muscle and, in all 14 patients with diplopia, extraocular movement was restored and the surgical approach is recommended as a safe and effective means of treating pterygia complicated by Conjunctival scarring withextraocular muscle involvement and requiring concurrent fornix reconstruction.
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Late complications of pterygium treatment.
K H Tarr,Ian J. Constable +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the long-term complications of pterygium excision and beta irradiation in 63 eyes of 57 patients were described, the age of the patients at treatment ranged from 27 to 69 years (mean 48 +/- 11), and complications were assessed 3 to 20 years later (mean 12 +/- 3).
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Recurrence of pterygium after excision.
TL;DR: This study was undertaken to enquire into the effects of the excision of pterygia: the results were unexpectedly interesting and seem to throw some light on the nature and aetiology of this minor but surprisingly enigmatic lesion.
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A hypothesis on the pathogenesis of pterygiums.
TL;DR: The pathogenesis of a pinguecula-pterygium is postulated to be due to a noninfected inflammation at the junction of the conjunctival blood vessels and Bowman's membrane where the autolytic process of inflammation results in a protein degradation amino acid mixture which has the ability of attracting conjunctiva blood vessels on the cornea.