Treatment of primary pterygium with conjunctival autograft and Mitomycin C. A comparative study

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 184-187

  Narsani, Ashok Kumar ^a   Jatoi, Shafi Muhammad ^a   Gul, Siddiqa ^a   Dabir, Syed Asher ^a  

^a Liaquat University Eye Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Autograft; Mitomycin C; Pterygium; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LIDOCAINE; MITOMYCIN C; PROXYMETACAINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KERATITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PTERYGIUM; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 58149359414     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22442/jlumhs.08720173     Document Type: Article

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