ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2021
Profile of complications in pterygium surgery - A retrospective analysis.
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- Recurrence rate, time to recurrence, and associated factors after primary pterygium excision with conjunctival-limbal autograft: a prospective cohort study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- PentagonalInternational journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Cost-Effective Surgical Management of Pterygium: A Blood-Based Adhesion Technique Substituting Fibrin Glue.Cureus · 2024Article
- Comparison of the effects of 0.05% topical cyclosporine A versus 0.1% topical cyclosporine A on recurrence and clinical parameters following pterygium surgery.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Comparison of Keratometric Change Following Various Conjunctival Autografting Techniques in Pterygium Surgery.Cureus · 2023Article
- Ocular-Surface Regeneration Therapies for Eye Disorders: The State of the Art.Biotech (Basel (Switzerland)) · 2023Review
- Comparison of postoperative recovery of primary pterygium excision combined with either limbal stem cell transplantation or amniotic membrane transplantation: a randomized controlled trial-based meta-analysis.American journal of translational research · 2023Review
- Repeated use of fibrin sealants kept at room temperature in conjunctival autografting: An animal study.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
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- Comparison of Pterygium Recurrence with and without Using Postsurgical Topical Cyclosporin A 0.05%: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of current ophthalmologyArticle
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Abstract
purposeAnalysis of complication profile after pterygium excision, in primary and recurrent pterygia.
methodsRetrospective analysis of all the patients who had undergone pterygium excision in a tertiary center in South India from 2010 to 2018 was analyzed. A total of 2356 eyes in 2028 patients were included in the study. Patients who had undergone conjunctival autografting for primary pterygium, conjunctival limbal autografting for recurrent pterygium, vertical split conjunctival autografting for double head pterygium were included in the study. In all the surgical procedures fibrin glue was used for fixation of the autograft. The follow-up period ranged from 6 months to 75 months, with an average of 17 months. Patients with less than 6 months of follow-up were excluded from the study.
resultsThe following postoperative complications were noted, Sub-conjunctival hemorrhage in 912 eyes (38.7%), edema of the graft in 522 cases (22.15%), graft loss in 22 cases (0.93%), graft retraction in 692 cases (29.37%) and sliding of the graft was seen in 9 cases (0.38%). Granuloma was seen in 4 cases (0.16%) at the host site and 5 cases (0.21%) at the donor site. Recurrence was seen in 34 patients (1.44%). Other severe complications like corneal melt were seen in only 1 case (0.04%) who was operated on for recurrent pterygium. In comparison between primary and recurrent pterygia; subconjunctival hemorrhage, edema of the graft, graft loss, and recurrence was significantly (P < 0.05%) higher in recurrent pterygia.
conclusionVarious complications can occur post pterygium surgery as listed above. Selecting a proper procedure for a particular type of pterygium with a proper graft fixation technique will improve the outcome with minimal complications.
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