title: Pterygium recurrence rate at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
abstract: Over two separate time periods, 136 consecutive pterygium operations in 103 patients were performed at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. These patients were evaluated for recurrence of their pterygia in a retrospective study by chart review and re-examination. In 136 eyes there was an overall recurrence rate of 46% using a number of therapies. This study highlights the relatively unsatisfactory result of pterygium removal in a day surgery and eye outpatient department surgical setting by a number of trainee ophthalmologists, and stresses the need for a reassessment of pterygium and its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sebban
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Hirst
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011625:Pterygium / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies