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- Title
Comparison of Mini-Flap Technique and Conjunctival Autograft Transplantation without Mitomycin C in Primary and Recurrent Pterygium.
- Authors
Min Kim; So Hyang Chung; Jae Hwan Lee; Hyung Keun Lee; Kyoung Yul Seo
- Abstract
AbstractAims:Our purpose was to compare postoperative results of pterygium surgery between mini-flap technique and conjunctival autograft transplantation without application of mitomycin C. Methods:This is a retrospective, comparative and observational study. Forty-one eyes underwent conjunctival autograft transplantation without mitomycin C between March 1999 and December 2001 and 49 eyes with pterygium received conjunctival mini-flap without mitomycin C by the same surgeon between January 2002 and February 2004. The main outcome measurement was postoperative recurrence. Results:The recurrence rate in those with primary pterygium was 4.7 (2 of 43) in the mini-flap group and 17.6 (6 of 34) in the conjunctival autograft group. In the patients with recurrent pterygium, recurrence was observed in 1 of 6 cases (16.7) in the mini-flap group and 1 of 7 cases (14.3) in the conjunctival autograft group. Overall, the conjunctival mini-flap group without use of mitomycin C had a significantly lower rate of recurrence (6.1) than the conjunctival autograft transplantation group without mitomycin C (17.1) (p = 0.042). Conclusion:The mini-flap technique without use of mitomycin C in pterygium surgery is safe and effective in reducing the postoperative recurrence of primary pterygium compared to the conjunctival autograft technique.Copyright © 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
CONJUNCTIVA diseases; EYE transplantation; MITOMYCIN C; PTERYGIUM; MEDICAL care; OPHTHALMOLOGICAL therapeutics; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Ophthalmologica, 2008, Vol 222, Issue 4, p265
- ISSN
0030-3755
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000137670