Mohammed Othman Abdel Khalek El Sayed
Cairo University School of Medicine
Egypt
Title: A comparative study between transplantation of conjunctival limbal autograft with mitomycin C and aminotic membrane transplantation with mitomycin C in re-current pterygium
Biography
Biography: Mohammed Othman Abdel Khalek El Sayed
Abstract
Aim: To compare the efficacy and the complications of Conjunctival Limbal Autograft (CLAU) with mitomycin C 0.02% and Amniotic Membrane Transplantation (AMT) with mitomycin C 0.02% for treatment of re-current pterigum. Methods: 80 eyes of 60 patients with recurrent pterigum were divided into two groups , Group A, included 40 eyes underwent pterigum excision and MMC with CLAU, Group B, included 40 eyes underwent pterigum excision and MMC with AMT. Recurrence was defined as fibrovascular tissue extension of more than one mm onto the cornea in the area of previously excised pterigum after period of follow up from 6-9 months. Recurrence was compared in each group by using Ó½2 test. Results : No major post-operative complications occurred during 6-9 months of follow-up. In CLAU group (A), only 5 eyes of recurrence occur (12.5%) after 7 months of follow up. Recurrence occur in 12 eyes (30%) in AMT group (B) after 6 months (P value=0.043, Ó½2 test). Conclusion : CLAU with MMC is more effective than AMT with MMC for treatment of recurrent pterygium.