ReviewAmerican journal of translational research2023
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.
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- The effect of different pterygium surgery techniques on the ocular surface parameters in different durations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of 0.05% cyclosporine A combined with deproteinized calf blood extract eye gel in the treatment of dry eye disease after pterygium surgery.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the postoperative recovery of primary pterygium excision combined with either limbal stem cell transplantation (LSCT) or amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT).
methodsAll relevant studies on the primary pterygium excision combined with either LSCT or AMT conducted before August 2022 were extracted from PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases. The main outcomes compared were tear film stability at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery, postoperative corneal epithelial healing time, recurrence rate, and complications.
resultsSixteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 1390 eye cases were included in this meta-analysis. We found that patients of the AMT group improved significantly in the results of the tear break-up time (BUT) and Schirmer I test at 1 month after surgery (BUT: MD=-0.37, 95% CI: -0.62, -0.12,
conclusionsOur analysis suggests that primary pterygium excision combined with LSCT may be a better choice compared to the combination with AMT in postoperative recovery.
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