Clinical Analysis of Recurrence Patterns Following Conjunctival Autografts for Pterygium Surgery

Kyungpook National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Recurrent Pterygium

Treatments: Procedure: recurrent pterygium excision and following grafting

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02059837

KNUH 2014-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is conducted to evaluate its morphologic reproliferating patterns in patients with pterygium treated with the excision and conjunctival autograft.

Full description

The medical records of 116 eyes of 116 patients with pterygium who had pterygium excision and conjunctival autograft between February 2009 and May 2011 were reviewed. Using consecutively recorded photographs, we evaluated preoperative morphologic characteristics and its growth patterns.

Enrollment: 116 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Recurrent pterygium
• Unilateral or bilateral pterygium
• Both male and female
• Consenting to participate in study

Exclusion criteria

• Fibrovascular proliferation secondary to injury
• Severe dry eye syndrome
• Pseudopterygium
• Signs of malignancy on pterygium
• Corneoscleral trauma or corneo-limbal scars

Trial design

116 participants in 1 patient group

Pterygium,recurrent

Description:

Consecutively recorded photographs of recurrent pterygium excision and following grafting were analyzed.

Treatment:

Procedure: recurrent pterygium excision and following grafting