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Filter by:The goal of this clinical trial is to observe the role of PRF in treating ophthalmic diseases.The efficacy and safety of PRF were validated for four ophthalmic conditions: macular hole, pterygium, corneal ulcer, and patients undergoing trabeculectomy for glaucoma. The main question aims to answer is PRF's effectiveness in ocular surface and fundus diseases. Participants will be divided into 2 groups, the experimental group will be treated with PRF and the control group will be treated with conventional surgery, with a 12-month postoperative follow-up to determine the role of PRF on wound healing in ophthalmic diseases.
Purpose: Pterygium is a common ocular surface disease defined by fibrovascular conjunctival growth extending onto the cornea. Its pathogenesis remains unclear. In severe cases, it may extend into the central cornea, inducing irregular corneal astigmatism and causing loss of vision. CD44( phagocytic glycoprotein-1 ) is involved in the organization of certain cellular processes, for instance, cell adhesion, division, and migration, by binding with its main ligand, hyaluronic acid. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is a proliferation marker in the nucleus. E-cadherin is a calcium-dependent transmembrane glycoprotein that plays a significant role in the protection of tissue integrity and cell-to-cell adhesion. This study aimed to determine the role of CD44, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and E-cadherin in pterygium formation and recurrence.
In pterygium excision procedures, the subconjunctival injection of xylocain is regarded as an uncomfortable and painful step in the procedure. While already being studied in other ophthalmic procedures such as glaucoma surgery (7), application of topical lidocaine gel is likely to minimize pain. The gel has a longer surface contact time due to its consistency, providing not only a longer anesthetic effect, but protecting the corneal surface against desiccation, when compared to eye drops. The investigators hypothesize that Ophtesic 2% lidocaine gel is as effective as an anesthetic in pterygium excision as subconjunctival injection, while providing more comfort during surgery and less corneal dryness afterwards. Our goal is to compare both the anesthetic and corneal surface effect of topical 2% lidocaine gel to subconjunctival injection of xylocaine 2% solution with 0.125 epinephrine in pterygium surgery: - Compare the patients pain during and after surgery - Compare corneal dryness after surgery. - Evaluate possible secondary events
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).
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the safety and efficacy of an ocular medication on the treatment of pterygium.
Pterygium is a disease associated with proliferation of the fibrovascular tissues of the conjunctiva into the cornea and is related to factors such as ultraviolet light exposure, chronic stimulation, inflammation, climate, and genetics.
The objective is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of low dose and high dose CBT-001 eye drop dosed twice daily for 24 months compared to vehicle in reducing conjunctival hyperemia and preventing pterygium progression in eyes with pterygia.
To observe the effect of micro-conjunctival autografting combined with amniotic membrane transplantation on the postoperative recurrence, complications and ocular surface symptoms among patients with recurrent pterygium.
Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of a single preoperative intra-lesional bevacizumab injection in primary pterygium. Methods: The investigators conducted a randomized controlled interventional study from January 2019 to December 2020. The study included a total of 60 patients (60 eyes) with primary pterygium. The investigators defined two groups of 30 patients each. Group A received an intralesional injection of bevacizumab (Avastin), one month before surgery (lesion excision and conjunctival autograft). Group B (control) had only the surgical treatment. Patients were followed up seven days (D7), one month (M1), three months (M3), and six months (M6) post-operatively. Pre-, per- and post-operatively, photographs of the lesions were taken, as well as a pathological examination. The main outcome measures were the change in functional discomfort following intralesional bevacizumab injection and pterygium recurrence. Recurrence was defined by fibrovascular tissue growth extending more than 1 mm across the limbus. Therapeutic success was defined as the absence of pterygium recurrence in M6.
In this work, the manifestations of ocular irritation associated with vicryl 8/0 sutures fixed conjunctival auto-graft in pterygium patients were evaluated. The severity of post-operative foreign body sensation, pain, and watering was subjectively evaluated. The localized nasal quadrant conjunctival hyperemia was also evaluated. It was found that sutures fixed conjunctival auto-graft can be used safely with short-term minimal to moderate tolerable manifestations of ocular irritation with no significant complications.