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Conjunctival rotation autograft helps prevent pterygium recurrence

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ISTANBUL, Turkey — Conjunctival rotation autograft appears to prevent the recurrence of primary pterygium, according to a prospective study conducted here.

The conjunctival rotation autograft technique involves removal of the underlying fibrovascular pterygium tissue and placement of unscarred epithelium over the bare sclera after a 180· rotation.

Researchers here followed 24 eyes of 24 patients treated with the technique for a mean of 15.9 months. No intraoperative or postoperative complications were reported. There were four recurrences and three suture openings. The authors suggest a prospective, randomized trial comparing the technique to other adjunctive procedures and to simple excision to determine the procedure’s relative effectiveness.

The study is published in Ophthalmologica.