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      Study on tear function abnormality in pterygium.

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          The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is any abnormality in the tear function in patients with pterygium. Eighty-four patients with pterygia (56 with unilateral and 28 with bilateral involvement) and 45 healthy controls were entered in the study. Schirmer's test, breakup time test and mucus fern test were applied to both eyes of the subjects. This was a prospective, comparative and interventional study. Tear function test results between the eyes with pterygium and controls were compared. They were similar in the eyes with or without pterygium. There were no tear function abnormalities in pterygium.

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          A comparative study of recurrent pterygium surgery: limbal conjunctival autograft transplantation versus mitomycin C with conjunctival flap.

          G Sobaci, T Tatar, F Mutlu … (1999)
          To compare the recurrence rate following treatment of recurrent pterygia using one of two techniques-limbal conjunctival autograft transplantation versus low-dose intraoperative mitomycin C (0.2 mg/ml) combined with conjunctival flap closure. Randomized clinical trial. Eighty-one patients with recurrent pterygia treated by limbal conjunctival autograft transplantation (n= 41) or mitomycin C combined with conjunctival flap (n= 40) participated. Limbal conjunctival autograft transplantation or low-dose intraoperative mitomycin C application with conjunctival flap technique was performed on recurrent pterygium cases. Recurrence of pterygium and postoperative complications. During mean follow-up periods of 16+/-1.9 and 15.5+/-1.5 months, six recurrences (14.6%) in the limbal conjunctival autograft transplantation group and five recurrences (12.5%) in the mitomycin C group were observed (P=0.77). The difference between the mean ages of recurrent (26.4+/-8.0 years) and nonrecurrent (35.8+/-11.9 years) cases for all patients was statistically significant (P=0.014). Technically, limbal conjunctival autograft transplantation seemed to be more difficult. The most frequent complication in limbal conjunctival autograft transplantation was graft edema, whereas that in the mitomycin C group was superficial keratitis. Both techniques showed similar recurrence rates in the treatment of recurrent pterygia. Although technically easier to perform, further follow-up is necessary to determine the long-term safety of low-dose intraoperative mitomycin C with conjunctival flap closure. The surgeon's familiarity with either procedure should determine the method of choice.
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            Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ophthalmologica
            Title: Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde
            Publisher: S. Karger AG
            ISSN: 0030-3755
            ISSN (Print): 0030-3755
            Publication date (Electronic): May 8 2001
            Volume: 215
            Issue: 3
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            [1 ] Department of Ophthalmology, Kirikkale University Medical Faculty, Turkey. aergin60@yahoo.co.uk
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            Publisher Item ID: 50859
            DOI: 10.1159/000050859
            PubMed ID: 11340392
            SO-VID: ecbdd966-595d-46b2-bea6-c02b3e5b4b16
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