Comparative Study on the Postoperative Outcomes of Pterygium Excision Using Autologous Serum and Sutures

Abstract

Objective: To analyse the postoperative outcomes of pterygium excision using autologous serum and sutures to determine the effectiveness and patient compliance of each method. Design: This is a retrospective study of postoperative outcomes. Method: The study population included 50 patients with pterygium who had undergone surgery at Saveetha Medical College and Hospital. The postoperative development data was collected and analysed. Result: The results of conguncival autograft using suture was superior to that of autologous graft in terms of duration of surgery and graft retraction.There was not much difference in terms of recurrence rate and graft displacement. Conclusion: After undergoing surgery the outcome suggests that suture technique is a better approach compared to the autologous serum technique but further confirmation is still needed. Keywords: Pterygium, autologous serum, suture, conjunctival autograft.