Abstract
Material and Methods: This retrospective, descriptive case series was carried out at the department of ophthalmology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. One hundred forty seven patient’s (147 eyes) data files were analyzed from 1999 to 2009, who underwent surgical removal of pterygium using bare sclera method with MMC in concentration of 0.2 mg / ml (0.02%) with variable exposure time of 1-5 minutes. Ninety nine male and 48 female with mean age of 46.4 years (range 16 to 60 years) were included in the study. The classification of subjects was done according to the age, gender, MMC application time and type and size of pterygium. The main outcome measure was comparison of pterygium affected eye for any kind of recurrence after a minimum of 12 months of the follow up.
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