Conjunctival Transpositional Surgery for Primary Pterygium

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pterygium of the Conjunctiva and Cornea

Treatments: Procedure: Conjunctival Transpositional Pterygium Surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07343011

IR.ZAUMS.REC.1404.238

Details and patient eligibility

About

This prospective single-arm interventional study evaluates the recurrence rate and functional outcomes following conjunctival transpositional pterygium surgery without bare sclera formation. The technique involves mobilization and transposition of the pterygium tissue while preserving Tenon's layer and avoiding adjunctive therapies.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults aged 18 years or older
• Primary pterygium involving the cornea
• Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Recurrent pterygium
• Previous ocular surface surgery
• Active ocular infection or inflammation
• Severe ocular surface disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 1 patient group

Pterygium patients

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Conjunctival Transpositional Pterygium Surgery