Advantages of Small Incision Pterygium (Surfer's Eye) Removal

Small incision Pterygium Removal Reduces Surgery Time and Pain, and Speeds Corneal Wound Healing

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611001144909

Acronym

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-02

Start date

2005-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Totally 20 primary pterygium cases were engaged to have the pterygium removed with the improved removal surgery. The new surgery protocol is characterized as having a small cut on the neck of pterygium body for conjunctiva separation before the head of pterygium is taken down, removing the head of pterygium by using a forceps, and loosening the corneal epithelia by local anesthesia. The advantages of the new surgery include shortened surgery time, reduced pain score, and shortened corneal wound healing.

Interventions

The new surgery protocol is characterized as having a small cut on the neck of pterygium body for conjunctiva separation before the head of pterygium is taken down, removing the head of pterygium by using a forceps, and loosening the corneal epithelia by local anesthesia (1-2 drops of Oxybuprocaine Hydrochloride Eye Drops, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan). The averaged surgical time under the new protocol was approximately 8 minutes.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

36 Years to 74 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Subjects with primary pterygium without any other ocular pathologies

Exclusion criteria

Subject with primary pterygium with any other ocular pathologies

Outcome results