Corneal Topographic Changes After Pterygium Surgery

Sohag University25 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to assess the corneal topographic changes after primary pterygium surgery

Prospective interventional comparative study . This study will be conducted on eyes with primary pterygium before and after successful excision in department of ophthalmology, Sohag university hospital to assess the corneal topographic changes using pentacam . Postoperative evaluation will be scheduled for one month ,three and six months postoperative.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pterygium

Interventions

Excision of pterygiumPROCEDURE

Simple surgical excision of pterygium with bare sclera

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients with primary pterygium Exclusion Criteria: * patients with recurrent pterygium * patients with primary pterygium with other ocular pathologies.

Locations (1)

Sohag

Sohag, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in corneal topography

Detection of changes in corneal topography using Pentacam

Time frame: One month, three and six months postoperative

Central Contacts

Sara a abdel raheem, resident

CONTACT

01153987387 saraalalem2020@yahoo.com

Gamal A Radwan, professor

CONTACT

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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