Fibrin glue versus vicryl sutures for primary conjunctival closure in pterygium surgery: Long-term results

Current Eye Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 399-405

  Bahar, Irit ^a,b   Weinberger, Dov ^a,b   Gaton, Dan D ^a,b   Avisar, Rahamim ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fibrin glue; Pterygium

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; MITOMYCIN C; POLYGLACTIN; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTERYGIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYGLACTIN 910; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PTERYGIUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SUTURES;

EID: 34249099327     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: 14602202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02713680701294723     Document Type: Article

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