Conjunctival Autologous Transplantation Using Fibrin Glue in Primary Pterygia

Hospital de Olhos Sadalla Amin Ghanem151 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the recurrence and postoperative complications rates after conjunctival autograft surgery using fibrin adhesive for primary pterygium

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

151

Conjunctival autograft using fibrin glue in pterygium surgery

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of primary pterygium * Symptomatic pterygium * Limbal invasion Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary pterygium

Sadalla Amin Ghanem Eye Hospital

Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Recurrence of pterygium after its excision with the conjunctival autograft technique.

Time frame: One, three and five months after surgery.

Postoperative complications following the pterygium excision, such as partial graft detachment, dellen, granuloma or sutures failure.

Time frame: One day, one week and one month after surgery.

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