Efficacy of sutureless and glue free limbal conjunctival autograft for primary pterygium surgery

Abstract

Sutureless and glue free limbal conjunctival autografting following pterygium excision is a safe, effective and economical option for the management of primary pterygium.

Role of Serum Assisted Conjunctival Autograft in the Management of Primary Pterygium

“…Many other reported series noticed even less displacement than the present study like Rathi G et al, 12 (2%), Kulthe SB et al 10 (3.7%) and D de Wit et al 14 (0%). A total percentage of graft stability noticed in the present series was 91.8%, which was similar to the observation done by Malik KPS et al (2012) 11 (87.5%), Rathi G et al 12 (98%) and Kulthe SB et al 10 (96.2%).…”

“…10 The mean age of the patient in the study was 45.86 years. Malik KPS et al (2012) 11 and Rathi G et al (2015) 12 in their respective studies found mean age of the patients as 42.8 years and 42.5 years respectively. Rangu RV et al (2014) 8 also in their study on sutureless and glue-free conjunctival autograft reported the mean age of the patient to be 52.4 years.…”

“…Malik KP et al 11 noticed successful outcome in 85% of cases and Rangu RV et al 8 in 75% of cases at 12 months followup period. Rathi G et al 12 observed successful outcome over 6 months followup period, even in 92% of cases.…”

Conjunctival Autograft Fixation With Protein Coagulation and Blood Fibrin as Tissue Adhesive in Pterygium Surgery

“…We promoted wound healing by primary intention through fixing the graft at scleral bed and wound edges this resulted in faster wound healing, less scarring and better cosmetic results. 12 carried out a study in 40 eyes with Primary nasal pterygium with suture less and glue free Limbal conjunctival autograft surgery followed by Bandaging for 48 hrs. and reported graft dehiscence in 2 Eyes (5%), graft retraction in 3 eyes (7.5%) and recurrence was seen in 1 eye (2.5%).…”

No Glue, No Stitch Technique of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery

“…The procedure is especially useful for closing large surgical defects following excision of extensive pterygium (Ang et al 2003). 3 Kenyon et al 9 first described a conjunctival autograft in 1985. They reported a recurrence rate of 5.3% and infrequent and relatively minor complications.…”