The treatment of pterygium

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-180

  Hirst, Lawrence W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Bare sclera closure; Beta irradiation; Conjunctival autograft; Mitomycin; Pterygium; Pterygium surgery; Simple conjunctival closure; Sliding conjunctival flap

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN; THIOTEPA;

ANESTHESIA; ASTIGMATISM; CAUTERIZATION; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ELECTRON THERAPY; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; NECROSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCLERA; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037355292     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(02)00463-0     Document Type: Review

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