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| Year : 2000 | Volume
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Inferior limbal-conjunctival autograft transplantation for recurrent pterygium
AK Wong, SK Rao, AT Leung, AS Poon, DS Lam
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
Correspondence Address:
A K Wong
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 11271929 
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Purpose: To study the safety and efficacy of inferior limbal-conjunctival autograft (LCAT) transplantation in the surgical management of recurrent pterygium.
Methods: Prospective non-comparative case series. Inferior limbal-conjunctival autografting was performed on 11 patients (11 eyes) with recurrent pterygium. Pterygium recurrence was considered a surgical failure.
Results: Recurrence of pterygium was noted in two (18.2%) eyes, after a mean follow up of 16.2 ± 0-9 months (range: 10 - 19 months). Neither recurrence required further surgical treatment. Nonprogressive pseudopterygium formation was noted at the donor site in five (45.5%) eyes.
Conclusion: Inferior LCAT appears to be a safe and effective option in the management of recurrent pterygium. In patients with suspected or proven glaucoma, this may be the procedure of choice, if mitomycin C is contraindicated.
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