no suture,no fibrin glue technique of conjunctival autograft-a novel technique for pterygium surgery

Completed

• Conditions: primary pterygium, invading more than one mm onto the cornea

• Registration Number: CTRI/2012/01/002366
• Lead Sponsor: Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

To study the effect of  free conjunctival graft adherence follwing pterygium excision without sutures and fibrin glue.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-01-02
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

primary Pterygium ,invading >1mm over the cornea.

Exclusion Criteria

Hypertension,Diabetes Mellitus, collagen vascular diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
dislodgement of the autograft and recurrence of pterygium	at the time of dislodgement of the autograft

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
recurrence of pterygium	10

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dept of ophthalmology; 🇮🇳 Dharwad, KARNATAKA, India

Dept of ophthalmology

🇮🇳Dharwad, KARNATAKA, India

Dr satish D shet

Principal investigator

09845138970

satshet@rediffmail.com