Efficacy of preoperative injection versus intraoperative application of mitomycin in recurrent pterygium surgery

Efficacy of preoperative injection versus intraoperative application of mitomycin in recurrent pterygium surgery

Purpose: To determine the efficacy of preoperative subconjunctival injection of mitomycin C a day before surgery in the management of recurrent pterygium. Materials and Methods: Randomized comparative case series. Fifty eyes with recurrent pterygium were randomly divided into two groups; the mitomyc...

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Main Authors: Khaled S Zaky, Yasser M Khalifa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Apoptosis
glaucoma
intraocular pressure
retinal ganglion cells
retinal ischemia
tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Branch retinal vein occlusion
laser
Lucentis
macular edema
Microbial etiology
mucopurulent keratitis
suppurative keratitis
Intraoperative application of mitomycin C
mitomycin C
postoperative complications
preoperative subconjunctival injection
recurrence rate
recurrent pterygium
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2012;volume=60;issue=4;spage=273;epage=276;aulast=Zaky

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