title: [Preliminary results of the pterygium excision technic with conjunctival autograft].
abstract: 14 eyes with a pterygium, including one eye from which a pterygium had previously been removed by a simple excision, underwent a conjunctival autograft. During an average follow-up of 13 months, we observed a recurrence in 5 eyes (35%). The visual acuity stayed unchanged in 10 eyes, worsened in 1 eye and improved in 3 eyes. The corneal astigmatism measured with a Javal keratometer showed a modification in 12 eyes. This method should not be used as a standard primary surgery for pterygium in view of the high recurrence rate observed.
authors.affiliation: Clinique Universitaire d'Ophtalmologie, Genève.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simona
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Tabatabay
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Leuenberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011625:Pterygium / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Résultats préliminaires de la technique d'excision du ptérygion avec autogreffe conjonctivale.