Clinical outcome study of a modified surgical technique for pterygium excision

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 704-708

  Massaoutis, Panos ^a   Khemka, Sneh ^a   Ayliffe, William ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjunctival autograft; Pterygium; Pterygium surgery

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PTERYGIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846294747     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/I06-063     Document Type: Article

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