Pterygium: an update on pathophysiology, clinical features, and management

T Shahraki, A Arabi, S Feizi - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Pterygium is a relatively common ocular surface disease. The clinical aspects and the
treatment options have been studied since many years ago, but many uncertainties still …

Transplantation of ex vivo cultured limbal epithelial stem cells: a review of techniques and clinical results

AJ Shortt, GA Secker, MD Notara, GA Limb… - Survey of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Ex vivo cultured limbal epithelial stem cells have been used successfully to treat corneal
limbal stem cell deficiency. We identified 17 reports of the application of this novel cell …

How to minimize pterygium recurrence rates: clinical perspectives

R Nuzzi, F Tridico - Clinical Ophthalmology, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The main treatment for pterygium is surgical removal. However, pterygium surgery is
concerned with high rates of postoperative recurrence. Predicting factors of recurrence are …

Randomised controlled study of conjunctival autograft versus amniotic membrane graft in pterygium excision

P Luanratanakorn, T Ratanapakorn… - British journal of …, 2006 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim: To determine whether amniotic membrane can be used as an alternative to
conjunctival autograft after pterygium excision. Methods: 287 eyes with either primary or …

Amniotic membrane transplantation: a review of current indications in the management of ophthalmic disorders

VS Sangwan, S Burman, S Tejwani… - Indian journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Amniotic membrane transplantation is currently being used for a continuously widening
spectrum of ophthalmic indications. It has gained widespread attention as an effective …

Recurrent pterygium surgery using pterygium extended removal followed by extended conjunctival transplant: recurrence rate and cosmesis

LW Hirst - Ophthalmology, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the rate of recurrence, complications, and cosmesis after recurrent
pterygium removal with PERFECT for PTERYGIUM (Pterygium Extended Removal Followed …

Surgical techniques and adjuvants for the management of primary and recurrent pterygia

JA Hovanesian, CE Starr, DT Vroman, FS Mah… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The removal and rate of recurrence of pterygium have been discussed for years. The
disorder is highly associated with environmental factors, and recurrence rates can be …

A Modern Approach to the Study and Analysis of Biochemical Parameters in Diabetic Foot Syndrome

ZA Rafiqovich, TS Rustamovich - Texas Journal of Medical …, 2023 - zienjournals.com
Diabetic foot syndrome, which is one of the complications of diabetes mellitus, is
characterized by a change in biochemical parameters from negative to positive, and thanks …

Prospective study of primary pterygium surgery using pterygium extended removal followed by extended conjunctival transplantation

LW Hirst - Ophthalmology, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the rate of recurrence and complications after primary pterygium
removal with the PERFECT for PTERYGIUM (pterygium extended removal followed by …

[HTML][HTML] Pterygium: epidemiology prevention and treatment

SK Singh - Community eye health, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pterygium excision: Pterygium body is excised carefully with conjunctival scissors and the
head of pterygium can be removed from cornea by using a 15 degree Bard Parker blade …