Abstract
Pterygium is a common worldwide external eye disease especially affecting population in tropical and subtropical areas. It is a wing shaped fold of conjunctiva encroaching upon the cornea from either side within the interpalpebral fissure. The present study was conducted in the Department of Ophthalmology, G.R. Medical College and JAH Gwalior (M.P.) from January2009 to June 2010. The study was conducted in 50 eyes of 50 patients of pterygium. They were randomly divided into two groups, Group A and Group B. In each Group 25 cases were included. Group A patients were surgically treated by Conjunctival limbal autograft and Group B patients by Amniotic membrane Graft. Maximum number of patients belongs to < 40 years of age (56.6%). Male were 34% and females were 16% in CLAG Group. In AMT Group 38% were male and 18% were female. Recurrences were 4(16%) cases in CLAG Group and 6(24%) cases in AMT Group. Study concluded AMT preserved the superotemporal conjunctiva and easy procedure, it has high recurrence rate. Conjunctival limbal autografts are technically demanding and time consuming, but they are more effective in preventing recurrences when compared with Amniotic membrane graft.
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