Purpose: To evaluate the postoperative outcome and complication rate
of free conjunctival autograft for the treatment of advanced and recurrent
pterygia.
Methods: In a prospective, consecutive, noncomparative study, a series
of eleven eyes of eleven patients who suffered from primary nasal
plerygiurn (6 eyes) or recurrent nasal pterygiurn (5 eyes) were included in
this study. The patients' ages ranged from 28.0 to 47.0 years (mean,
35.9 years). All patients underwent pterygium excision combined with
free conjunctival autograft. The mean follow-up period was 10.27 months
(range 9 to 12 months). The main outcome measures were recurrence of
pterygium arid postoperative complications. |
