In some cases, pterygium removal can causeastigmatismor worsen the condition for those who already have it. Your eye will need to be monitored after surgery for the recurrence of growth and you’ll need to use eye drops for several weeks after the removal. You'll also need to wear an eye...
Evaluation of Plasma-Assisted Noninvasive Surgery (PANIS) As a New Approach for Pterygium Removal with Amniotic Membrane Transplantation (AMT); a Clinical Case Seriesdoi:10.23958/ijirms/vol06-i11/1258Farhad NejatKhosrow JadidiShima Eghtedari
At surgery, the mean age of the patients was 71.2 ± 5.8 years and 71.4 % were females. The mean time interval between pterygium excision and calcified plaque removal was 19.3 ± 13.8 years. Six of 15 (40 %) removed plaques showed bacterial growth, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia...
In the present study, we aimed to compare a classical technique and facilitated tenon-free conjunctival autograft preparation and a limited tenon removal technique in pterygium surgery in terms of recurrence rate, complications, and operation duration. Material and Methods This is a retrospective, ...
Prophylactic removal and microbiological evaluation of calcified plaques after pterygium surgeryKimT. J.ChoiH. J.M. K.WeeW. R.GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
Prophylactic removal and microbiological evaluation of calcified plaques after pterygium surgeryCalcified plaqueMicroorganismPterygiumStenotrophomonas maltophiliaThe aim of this study was to investigate microbiological characteristics of prophylactically removed calcified plaques developed after pterygium excision, and to...