title: The use of mitomycin in pterygium surgery.
abstract: We report on the use of mitomycin drops after the surgical removal of pterygiums in 70 patients. Our results justify the use of mitomycin as a standard postoperative procedure in preference to other treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Soroka Medical Center of the Kupat Holim, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shoham
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lifshitz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biedner
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yassur
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011625:Pterygium / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions