Impact of fibrin glue versus suture closure on double-headed pterygia in Asian eyes – a 7-year study in a tertiary institution

Autor: Wei Wei Dayna Yong, Liang Shen, Ray Manotosh, Wee Tien Anna Marie Tan, Hui Chen Charmaine Chai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Annals of Medicine, Vol 53, Iss 1, Pp 448-455 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 07853890
1365-2060
0785-3890
DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2021.1901304
Popis: AbstractBackground To compare the recurrence rate and outcomes of double-headed pterygia using fibrin glue versus suture closure of conjunctival autograft.Methods All patients with double-headed pterygia who underwent pterygia excision with conjunctival autograft from January 2012 to January 2019 in the National University Hospital of Singapore were included. Patients were divided into 2 groups depending on whether fibrin glue or sutures were used to secure the conjunctival autograft in place. All patients had a minimum of 6 months follow-up.Results A total (26 patients) of 22 eyes had fibrin glue, while eight eyes underwent suture closure of their conjunctival autograft. Fibrin glue group had 4.5% recurrence rate, while suture group had 37.5% recurrence rate (p = .021). There is statistically significant improvement for overall visual acuity (p = .009) and cylinder (p = .002). There is also statistically significant improvement for visual acuity in the glue group (p = .026), but not in the suture group. Fibrin glue group had a shorter operation duration time compared to suture group (p
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