To compare the changes in corneal astigmatism after pterygium surgery by conjunctival autograft vs bare sclera technique.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF POSTOPERATIVE CHANGES IN CORNEAL ASTIGMATISM AFTER PTERYGIUM EXCISION BY BARE SCLERA VS CONJUNCTIVAL AUTOGRAFT SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056303

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H110- Pterygium of eye

Interventions

Intervention1: Pterygium excision by conjunctival autograft technique: A conjunctival autograft taken from the same eye is placed on the bare sclera left after pterygium excision and then changes in c

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age group 18 to 70 years 2. Patients willing to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with Amblyopia, High refractive errors (Myopia > -6D and Hypermetropia > +4D ) 2. Patients of chronic inflammation (Uveitis, Keratitis, conjunctivitis). 3. Patients of past intraocular surgery. 4. Patients of past corneal penetrating trauma. 5. Patients of other corneal pathologies like corneal dellen, corneal opacification and corneal ulceration.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. To compare the mean change in corneal astigmatism due to pterygium excision by â?¢ Bare sclera technique â?¢ Conjunctival autograft technique 2. To study the types of corneal astigmatism caused by pterygium in our study population.Timepoint: One week, one month, two months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate the changes in BCVA (best corrected visual acquity) following pterygium excision by using ETDRS chart.Timepoint: One week, one month, two months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPrince Abu Aamir

University College Of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital New Delhi

sahupramod52c@gmail.com9868399779

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026