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20% ethanol assists the excision of primary pterygium

Authors :
Xiao-Nian Wu
Li Jiang
Ning-Ning Tang
Qing Chen
Feng-Mei Li
Cai-Qiong Zeng
Jian Lyu
Qi Chen
Fan Xu
Source :
Guoji Yanke Zazhi, Vol 21, Iss 7, Pp 1143-1149 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS), 2021.

Abstract

AIM: To introduce a technique to improve the excision of primary pterygium and evaluate the surgical outcomes.METHODS: Recorded of consecutive cases were reviewed of pterygium patients treated with pterygium removal between March 2015 and February 2016 in People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Primary nasal pterygium patients with at least 3mo follow-up periods were included. Finally, 85 patients(85 eyes)were investigated, 44 eyes were operated with 20% ethanol(the study group)and 41 eyes were operated without 20% ethanol(the control group).RESULTS: All of the 85 patients enrolled had no intraoperative and postoperative complications. The mean healing time of the corneal epithelium for the study group was statistically significant different of 2.84±0.43d compared with the control group of 3.12±0.64d(P0.05). Between the two groups, there were no statistically significant differences in best-corrected visual acuity(BCVA)at preoperative, postoperative 2wk and 1mo(all P>0.05), but statistically significant difference was found in BCVA at the 3mo after surgery(P

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16725123
Volume :
21
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Guoji Yanke Zazhi
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.98fa9cd2a25d4b96ac7ca794def59b48
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3980/j.issn.1672-5123.2021.7.02