Advantages of Small Incision Pterygium (Surfer's Eye) Removal

Completed

• Conditions: Pterygium; Eye - Diseases / disorders of the eye

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001144909
• Lead Sponsor: Shu Zhang

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-11-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects with primary pterygium without any other ocular pathologies

Exclusion Criteria

Subject with primary pterygium with any other ocular pathologies

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Shortened surgery time[On completion of surgery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
reduced pain score as quantified in a 4-point scale (0=none; 1=little; 2=some; 3=much) reported by the patients[3 days after the surgery];Quicker corneal wound healing. The corneal healing is indicated if a fluorescent staining is negative. A larger number of subjects with healed corneal was seen in the first and second days after the surgery in subjects receiving the new surgery.[3 days after the surgery]