Assessment of subconjunctival bevacizumab effect on the postoperative healing course and recurrence of excised pterygium
- Conditions
- pterygium.corneal degeneration
- Registration Number
- IRCT138805192326N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellery of Research Affairs of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
the patients with primary pterygium referring to the ophthalmology clinics, affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, that want pterygium removal. Exclusion criteria: glaucoma, regurgitation from lacrimal punctum (any indication of nasolacrimal obstruction), patients that seems not coming for follow-up exams during study, not treated diabetic patients, autoimmune diseases, pregnant patients, patients with ocular surface diseases or infections, two headed pterygium, previous limbal surgery, previous pterygial surgery.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recurrence of pterygium. Timepoint: 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after operation. Method of measurement: Slit lamp examination and measuring the size of recurrent pterygial tissue on cornea.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Healing of the surgical wound. Timepoint: 1 week,1 month. Method of measurement: observing erythema, subconjunctival hemorrhage, corneal epithelial defect, tearing, photophobia of the patients.