Abstract :
Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate and compare three different surgical options for treatment of pterygium with conjunctival autograft (CAG) using sutures, tissue glue, and autologous in situ blood coagulum.
Materials and Method: A prospective randomised clinical study was carried out in 60 patients with progressive nasal pterygium. Patients were randomly grouped into three groups, Group I CAG with 8-0 vicryl sutures (n=20), Group II CAG with tissue glue (n=20), Group III CAG with autologous in situ blood coagulum (n=20). All patients were followed up on day one post-operative, 1 week, 1 month and 6 months post operatively. The surgical time, post-operative discomfort, graft stability, recurrence rate and complications were compared.
Results: The average surgical time was statistically more in Group I (p
Keyword :
Autologous in situ blood coagulum, Conjunctival autograft, Pterygium, Tissue glue