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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 18 |
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Use of amniotic membrane ameliorating postoperative discomfort in pterygium surgery
Luis F Mejia, Juan C Gil
Department of Ophthalmology, CES University, Medellín, Colombia
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Luis F Mejia
Cra 25A #1-31, Ofic 914, Medellin
Colombia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/pajo.pajo_5_22
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Purpose: To report the results of using human amniotic membrane (AM) as a bandage at the end of pterygium surgery to diminish its uncomfortable postoperative symptoms.
Materials and Methods: Observational, descriptive retrospective study in which patients with bilateral primary nasal pterygia were operated on with a conjunctival-limbal autograft with conventional suturing, one eye receiving an AM bandage at the end of surgery and the other not.
Results: There were 20 eyes of 10 patients, five men, and five women, with a mean age of 28.7 ± 6.4 years; general postoperative symptoms (pain, burning sensation, and tearing) and foreign body sensation were statistically lower in the AM group at the 4th, 8th, and 12th postoperative day (P < 0.05).
Conclusions: AM as a bandage at the end of pterygium surgery reduces the uncomfortable postoperative symptoms typical of such surgery.
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