ISSN: 2155-9570
Mohamed A Elmarakby
Egypt
Research Article
Superior versus Inferior Conjunctival Autograft Using Fibrin Glue in Management of Primary Pterygium: Clinical and Histopathological Results
Author(s): Ashraf Bor'i, Mohamed A Elmarakby, Mahmoud E Saleh and Marwa Khairy
Ashraf Bor'i, Mohamed A Elmarakby, Mahmoud E Saleh and Marwa Khairy
Purpose: To evaluate the differences between superior and inferior conjunctival autografts with fibrin glue in management of primary pterygium as regard surgical difficulties, duration, recurrence, complications and stem cell density. Patients and methods: In a prospective one stage randomized controlled study, 36 patients with primary pterygium were included in the study and assigned into 2 groups. Group A received superior and group B received inferior conjunctival auto graft each group comprised 18 patients. All eyes were followed up at day 1 and 3 and at first week, first month, 3 month and finally 6 month post-operatively. All the intraoperative and postoperative data were analyzed. Results: 36 patients with pterygium were included in this study and 17 patients were males and 19 were females with average follow up period of 7.5 ± 0.6 months. Mean age was 5.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000580