Abstract
Purpose: To compare the recurrence rates of pterygium between consultants and residents after primary pterygium excision.
Material and Methods: A retrospective study of the primary pterygium excision cases with intraoperative 5-FU as an adjuvant therapy, done in a tertiary institution was carried out. All 36 case notes retrieved were reviewed.
Results: Residents operated on 16 patients while consultants operated on 20 cases. Of the 16 operations done by residents, 6(37.5%) had recurrence while it was seen in4 (20%) of the cases performed by consultants. The difference in recurrence not statistically significant. P=0.244.
Conclusion: Although there was no statistical difference between the two groups considered in this study, the recurrence rate is still higher among the residents.
Ubah Josephine N, Gbadegesin Oluwatosin G. (2012) Comparison of Pterygium Recurrence Rate between Consultants and Residents using 5 FU as an Adjuvant after excision of Primary Pterygium, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 28, Issue 4.
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