Current concepts and techniques in pterygium treatment

LPK Ang, JLL Chua, DTH Tan - Current opinion in ophthalmology, 2007 - journals.lww.com
This article reviews the current concepts and techniques used for the treatment of pterygium.
Conjunctival autografting and mitomycin C application are the most commonly used …

Long-term results of bare sclera, limbal-conjunctival autograft and amniotic membrane graft techniques in primary pterygium excisions

A Özer, N Yıldırım, N Erol, S Yurdakul - Ophthalmologica, 2009 - karger.com
Purpose: To compare the long-term follow-up results of the bare sclera technique (BST),
limbal-conjunctival autograft technique (LCAT) and amniotic membrane graft technique …

Treatment of primary pterygium: role of limbal stem cells and conjunctival autograft transplantation

MAES Mahdy, J Bhatia - Oman journal of ophthalmology, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The limbus and its stem cells are very important in the pathogenesis of pterygium.
In this study, the efficacy of limbal stem cells and conjunctival autograft transplantation for …

Risk factors for recurrence after pterygium surgery: an image analysis study

SB Han, HS Jeon, M Kim, SJ Lee, HK Yang, JM Hwang… - Cornea, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To determine the risk factors related to recurrence of pterygium using automated
image analysis. Methods: This study included 149 eyes of 149 patients who underwent …

A randomized controlled prospective study to assess the role of subconjunctival bevacizumab in primary pterygium surgery in Indian patients

P Singh, L Sarkar, HS Sethi… - Indian journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Background: Pterygium is an ocular surface disorder with prevalence rates ranges from
0.3% to 29% in different parts of the world. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has …

Comparing treatment options of pterygium: limbal sliding flap transplantation, primary closing, and amniotic membrane grafting

SA Kurna, A Altun, B Aksu, R Kurna… - European journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose To compare 3 surgical treatment options of pterygium: limbal sliding flap
transplantation, primary closing, and amniotic membrane grafting methods. Methods …

Efficacy of bevacizumab injection after pterygium excision and limbal conjunctival autograft with limbal fixation suture

HK Yang, YJ Lee, JY Hyon, KG Kim, SB Han - Graefe's Archive for Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To determine the efficacy of subconjunctival bevacizumab injection after pterygium
excision with limbal conjunctival autograft and limbal fixation suture. Methods This …

[PDF][PDF] Ultraviolet light and pterygium

S Sekelj, I Dekaris, E Kondža-Krstonijević… - Collegium …, 2007 - hrcak.srce.hr
Ultraviolet Light and Pterygium Page 1 Coll. Antropol. 31 (2007) Suppl. 1: 45–47 Professional
paper Ultraviolet Light and Pterygium Sandra Sekelj1, Iva Dekaris1, Edita Kond`a-Krstonijevi}1 …

Efficacy of limbal-conjunctival autograft surgery with stem cells in pterygium treatment

WM Abdalla - Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To determine the efficacy of limbal-conjunctival autograft surgery with stem cells in
the management of primary and recurrent pterygium and determine the best corrected visual …

Low Rate of Postoperative Pterygium Recurrence in Patients under Treatment with Low-Dose Oral Doxycycline for Chronic Blepharitis: A First Report

F Catania, P Vinciguerra, A Di Maria - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Purpose: Low doses of systemic doxycycline (LD-SD) inhibit angiogenesis and the
expression of matrix metalloproteases, which are determinants of pterygium progression …