Pterygium surgery with conjunctival limbal autograft in an eye clinic from Villavicencio, Colombia

• Main Author: Sánchez-Cajiao,Juan Pablo
• Publication Date: 2022
• Other Authors: Sánchez-Barahona,Juan David, Jaimes,Yonel, Rodríguez-Darabos,Emma Isabel, Pérez-Gutiérrez,Norton
• Format: Article
• Language: eng
• Source: Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia (Online)
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• topic: Pterygium; Conjunctiva; Autografts; Conjunctival disease

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe results of pterygium surgery at Clínica de Cirurgía Ocular Villavicencio, in Meta, Colombia. Methods: A retrospective analysis of pterygium surgeries performed between January 2017 and December 2019. Results: Approximately 1,200 records were reviewed, and 1,200 procedures included. The most frequent complications were corneal Dellen, pterygium recurrence, graft retraction and pyogenic granuloma (7.5%, 2.5%, 3% and 0.75% respectively). These were identified within the first 6 months of surgery. Conclusion: Pterygium surgery using conjunctival autografts is an effective technique, with low recurrence rates and very few complications.