Conjunctival Mini-flap Technique and Conjunctival Autotransplantation in Pterygium Surgery.
- Author:
Jung Woo CHO
1
;
Soh Hyang CHUNG
;
Kyoung Yul SEO
;
Eung Kweon KIM
Author Information
1. The Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. seoky@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Conjunctival autotransplantation;
Conjunctival mini-flap technique;
Pterygium
- MeSH:
Autografts*;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Pterygium*;
Recurrence;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
2005;46(9):1471-1477
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To compare postoperative recurrence rates between conjunctival autotransplant ation and the conjunctival mini-flap technique in pterygium surgery and to identify factors associated with postoperative recurrence. METHODS: In a retrospective survey of patients who underwent pterygium surgery between March, 2001 and February, 2004 at Severance Hospital, 49 eyes with pterygium removed by the conjunctival mini-flap technique and 41 eyes that underwent pterygium removal surgery by the conjunctival autotransplantation technique were studied. RESULTS: During the mean follow-up period of 8.79 3.9 months, recurrence of pterygium was observed in 3 of 49 eyes (7.1%) that received the conjunctival mini-flap technique. There were 9 recurrent cases out of 41 eyes (21.9%) that were treated by the conjunctival autotransplantation technique. There was no statistical significance between recurrence rate and age, sex, or previous operation in either of the respective surgical techniques. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the conjunctival mini-flap technique has a lower recurrence rate than the conjunctival autotransplantation technique. We also found that the conjunctival mini-flap technique is an effective and safe technique that does not generally cause serious complications.
