Pterygium excision and conjunctival mini-autograft: Preliminary report

Eye

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 292-296

  John, T ^a  

^a Chicago Cornea Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctiva; Excision; Mini autograft; Pterygium

Indexed keywords

NYLON; POLYGLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; EXCISION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUTURE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0034956830     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2001.97     Document Type: Article

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