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Aim of the work: To study the corneal topographic pattern changes in patients who have pterygium excision by two surgical techniques (bare sclera, conjunctival autograft).


Clinical Trial Description

Pterygium is one of the common ocular surface disorders , it's is an elastotic triangular fibro-vascular tissue covered by conjunctival epithelium that spreads over the cornea. Pterygium causes differences in curvature & power across the cornea . The prevalence of pterygium varies from 1.1% to 53% globally in different environmental conditions. Risk factors include;UV radiation, geographical latitude near to the equator, outdoor activity , aging, male, and dusty environment. Pterygium excision is important in patients suffering from blurred vision due to astigmatism . Surgical techniques include ; bare sclera excision, conjunctival autograft, conjunctival transpositional flap, and amniotic membrane grafting. Pterygium excision increases in the mean central corneal curvature & reduces astigmatism that leads to improvement in visual acuity. Corneal topography is a gold standard in corneal pathology follow-up. Corneal topography is a computer assisted diagnostic tool that creates a three-dimensional map of the surface curvature of the cornea. Corneal topography produces a detailed, visual description of the shape and power of the cornea. In this study , corneal topography is used to detect how does corneal curvature change after excision of pterygium . ;


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NCT number NCT05812508
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]
Source Sohag University
Contact Zeinab Mahmoud Aly, bechlor
Phone 01224483318
Email drzeinabmahmoud32@gmail.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase
Start date April 20, 2023
Completion date October 1, 2023

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