PURPOSE: To compare the 4-year outcome of primary pterygium excision using intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC) with suturing a free conjunctival autograft (CA). METHODS: A total of 115 eyes with nasal primary pterygium of 115 patients were included in the study. After randomization into two groups, the eyes were operated on by a single surgeon (GK). After excision of the pterygium, 56 eyes received 0.04% MMC intraoperatively on the bare sclera for 3 min and 59 eyes received a free CA sutured using 7-0 Vicryl. Postoperative follow-up was 4 years. Main outcome measures were recurrences, re-operations, surgery time, complications, visual acuity and astigmatism. Statistical evaluation was performed with the chi-squared test. RESULTS: The recurrence rate was 38% in the MMC group and 15% in the CA group (p < 0.05). The re-operation rate of the recurrences was 53% in the MMC group and 29% in the CA group. Average surgery time was 13 minutes (range: 6-22 min) in the MMC group and 26 min (range: 18-32 min) in the CA group (p < 0.01). There was no significant change in best-corrected visual acuity and astigmatism. One major complication occurred in each group. The most frequently observed complication was delayed epithelial healing (40%) and mild scleral thinning (20%) in the MMC group and suture-related inflammation in the CA group (10%). CONCLUSION:Pterygium surgery including free autologous conjunctival grafting is associated with fewer recurrences, re-operations and complications than using the bare sclera technique together with single-dose intraoperative MMC.
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PURPOSE: To compare the 4-year outcome of primary pterygium excision using intraoperative mitomycin C (MMC) with suturing a free conjunctival autograft (CA). METHODS: A total of 115 eyes with nasal primary pterygium of 115 patients were included in the study. After randomization into two groups, the eyes were operated on by a single surgeon (GK). After excision of the pterygium, 56 eyes received 0.04% MMC intraoperatively on the bare sclera for 3 min and 59 eyes received a free CA sutured using 7-0 Vicryl. Postoperative follow-up was 4 years. Main outcome measures were recurrences, re-operations, surgery time, complications, visual acuity and astigmatism. Statistical evaluation was performed with the chi-squared test. RESULTS: The recurrence rate was 38% in the MMC group and 15% in the CA group (p < 0.05). The re-operation rate of the recurrences was 53% in the MMC group and 29% in the CA group. Average surgery time was 13 minutes (range: 6-22 min) in the MMC group and 26 min (range: 18-32 min) in the CA group (p < 0.01). There was no significant change in best-corrected visual acuity and astigmatism. One major complication occurred in each group. The most frequently observed complication was delayed epithelial healing (40%) and mild scleral thinning (20%) in the MMC group and suture-related inflammation in the CA group (10%). CONCLUSION: Pterygium surgery including free autologous conjunctival grafting is associated with fewer recurrences, re-operations and complications than using the bare sclera technique together with single-dose intraoperative MMC.
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