is a benign, wing-shaped lesion extending from the conjunctivalonto the cornea, usually in the interpalpebral zones at the 3- and/or 9-o’clock positions. This growth typically is associated with long-termexposure. Pterygia can vary in size, but the larger the growth, the higher likelihood ...
Mitomycin C, an agent that prevents scarring by inhibiting the reproduction of cells that produce scar tissue, may be applied at the time of or after the surgery. Another option of pterygium surgery is a conjunctival autograft. It involves removing the limbal tissue and adjacent conjunctiva from...
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita:It is a general term used for patients that develop nonprogressive contractures in multiple areas of the body in-utero. Multiple joints are affected, mainly the extremities. It has been known to occur in isolation or with numerous clinical conditions and syndromes,...
To evaluate the effects of intraoperative triamcinolone injection on the outcome of pterygium surgery. This prospective study included 54 eyes with primary nasal pterygia that underwent pterygium surgery with a bare-sclera technique and intraoperative mi
There were no intraoperative and postoperative complications related to surgery. Postoperative examination of the surgical site at the final visit revealed that there were 62 cases (82.3%) of grade 1, 11 cases (14.7%) of grade 2, 1 case (1.3%) of grade 3, and 1 case (1.3%) of grade ...
Although the results are encouraging, the long-term effect of this approach in post-RK patients is not known.doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.07.040Rohit S. AdyanthayaFrancisco A. FolgarEsen Karamursel AkpekJournal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery...
AUC was used to evaluate the discriminatory capacity of each enriched term for a binary classification (pterygium vs. control). FAIME: Functional Analysis of Individual Microarray/RNAseq Expression; AUC: Area Under the curve. Full size image Discussion Despite being a common disease of the ocular ...
Corneo- Conjunctival Auto Grafting in Pterygium Surgery To evaluate the efficacy of conjunctival auto grafting in surgical management of primary and recurrentpterygium, the record of 150 patients comprising 47 f... AK Sharma,V Wali,A Pandit - 《Jk Science Journal of Medical Education & Research》...
Magda Massae Hata ViveirosAffiliated withPost-Doctoral of the General Basis of Surgery Post Graduation Program of Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP de BotucatuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP de Botucatu Email author...
This prospective and comparative study aimed to compare the use of a conjunctival autograft (CAG), plasma rich in growth factors fibrin membrane (mPRGF) or amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) in primary pterygium surgery. Patients were assigned for s