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A Study of Limbal Conjunctival Autograft Transplantation in Primary Pterygium


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  • Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Nashik, India
 

Aim: To study limbal conjunctival autograft transplantation in primary pterygium. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted on 100 eyes of 100 patients with primary pterygium attending the outpatient department of Ophthalmology department of Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical college, Nashik from July 2011 to June 2013 who were managed by Limbal Conjunctival Autografting(LCAT) which were performed by single surgeon. Result: This study shows that most of the patients belonged to age groups of 31-70. The mean pre-op astigmatism of 2.60 +2.20 Diopters (D) significantly reduced to 1.28 +1.22D postoperatively. There is significant improvement in Post operative Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) compared to preoperative BCVA with difference of 0.17+0.02. Postoperatively out of 100 eyes, 4 recurrences occurred with recurrence rate of 4%. Conclusion: Limbal Conjunctival Autograft transplantation is a safe and effective technique in management of Pterygium.

Keywords

LCAT, Mitomycin C, Pterygium.
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Authors

Kunal Mandlik
, India
Ishan Kataria
, India

Abstract


Aim: To study limbal conjunctival autograft transplantation in primary pterygium. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted on 100 eyes of 100 patients with primary pterygium attending the outpatient department of Ophthalmology department of Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical college, Nashik from July 2011 to June 2013 who were managed by Limbal Conjunctival Autografting(LCAT) which were performed by single surgeon. Result: This study shows that most of the patients belonged to age groups of 31-70. The mean pre-op astigmatism of 2.60 +2.20 Diopters (D) significantly reduced to 1.28 +1.22D postoperatively. There is significant improvement in Post operative Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) compared to preoperative BCVA with difference of 0.17+0.02. Postoperatively out of 100 eyes, 4 recurrences occurred with recurrence rate of 4%. Conclusion: Limbal Conjunctival Autograft transplantation is a safe and effective technique in management of Pterygium.

Keywords


LCAT, Mitomycin C, Pterygium.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/mvpjms%2F2015%2Fv2%2Fi2%2F780