the Efficacy and Effect on Patient Comfort of a Hidden-knot Continuous Suture for Pterygium Excision With Conjunctival Autograft
Conditions
Brief summary
To evaluate the efficacy and effect on patient comfort of a hidden-knot continuous suture for pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft,compared with two-knot continuous sutures and multi-knot interrupted sutures.
Interventions
PROCEDUREsuture
suture methods of autograft conjunctival transplantation
Sponsors
Aier School of Ophthalmology, Central South University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients with primary pterygium
Exclusion criteria
* eye surgery history * acute ocular surface imflamation * patients with coagulation or diabetes mellitus
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient comfort | 6 months | discomfort grading on a visual analog scale |
Contacts
Primary ContactYan Chen, doctor
Outcome results
None listed