1.Fresh amniotic membrane transplantation for recurrent pterygium
Ping LI ; Qiong XIAO ; Jutian HUANG ; Jun GE ; Xiaoling LUO ; Zhiyuan LIU ; Xian LI ; Wei PENG ; Gefei ZHU ; Shiyi XIAO
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2006;0(07):-
Objective To explore the efficacy of excision of pterygium combined with fresh amniotic membrane transplantation for treatment of recurrent pterygium.Methods Pteryga of 27 patients(32 eyes) were excised and transplanted with fresh amniotic membrane.Patients were followed up for 6～36 months.Results Pterygium recurred in only 2 eyes during the period of follow-up.The curative rate of the operation for recurrent pterygium was 93.75%,and the recurrence rate was 6.25%.Conclusion Excision of pterygium combined with fresh amniotic membrane transplantation is an effective therapeutic method for recurrent pterygium.
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