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Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of pterygium resection with conjunctivalauto graft versus amniotic membrane graft in terms of recurrence rate.Material and Methods: All patients were selected from eye OPD Lady ReadingHospital, Peshawar. Complete slit lamp examination was performed forpterygium. Patients were divided into two groupsi. e Group A who underwentpterygium excision with conjunctival autograft and Group B who underwentpterygium excision with amniotic membrane graft. Follow up was on 3rd monthpostoperatively at which patient was examined on slit lamp for recurrence ofpterygium.Results: The recurrence rate in conjunctival autograft was 10% while therecurrence rate in amniotic membrane graft was 18%. Conjunctival autograft waseffective in 90% patients and was not effective in 10% patients, whereasamniotic membrane graft was effective in 82% patients and was not effective in18% patients.Conclusion: Our study concludes that performing pterygium surgery withamniotic membrane graft compared to conjunctival autograft had a higherrecurrence rate.Key words: Primary pterygium, Conjunctiva autograft, Amniotic membrane graft.
Adnan Alam, Mubashir Rehman, Bilal Khan, Khurshid Alam, Adnan Ahmad. (2015) Comparison of Pterygium Resection with Conjunctival Auto Graft Versus Amniotic Membrane Graft, Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 31, Issue 4.
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