Eye rubbing causing conjunctival graft dehiscence following pterygium surgery with fibrin glue

[Pterygium surgery and fibrin glue: avoiding dehiscence].

OBJECTIVE/METHOD The purpose of the study is to evaluate those cases of pterygium surgery with fibrin sealant that produced dehiscence of the graft, and then apply and evaluate the efficacy of a different surgical technique in an attempt eliminate this complication in previously identified cases of high risk. The first phase is a retrospective study of 42 cases of pterygium surgery. In the seco...

Pterygium surgery with conjunctival limbal autograft with fibrin glue under topical anaesthesia with lignocaine 2% jelly.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of lignocaine 2 % jelly as topical anesthesia in pterygium surgery with conjunctival limbal autograft using fibrin glue. MATERIALS AND METHODS A non-randomized interventional study was carried out including twenty-one patients who presented with primary pterygium. Under 2% lignocaine jelly, surgical dissection of the pterygium, scraping of corneal bed with c...

[Conjunctival autologous transplantation using fibrin glue in primary pterygium].

PURPOSE To assess the rate of recurrence and complications after primary pterygium removal with conjunctival autograft using fibrin tissue adhesive. Secondarily, to compare these results with a retrospective series that underwent the same surgery using sutures. METHODS A hundred and six eyes of 100 patients who underwent surgery with fibrin glue were prospectively studied, while 58 eyes of 51...

A Comparison of Fibrin Glue with Sutures for Conjunctival Autografts in Pterygium Excision Surgery

efficacy of autologous fibrin glue for primary pterygium surgery with conjunctival autograft

purpose : to evaluate the efficiency and safety of using autologous fibrin glue for attachment of a conjunctival autograft in primary pterygium surgery methods : in this prospective interventional case series, 15 eyes from 13 patients with primary nasal pterygium were included for conjunctival autograft surgery. on the operation day, thrombin and fibrinogen were prepared from the patient’s own ...