2013•Chinese Journal of New Clinical MedicineRequires access
The clinical analysis of pterygium excision combined with autologous corneal limbal stem cell transplantation in the treatment of pterygium
Hongya Zhu
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Abstract
Objective To observe the clinical effect of pterygium excision combined with autologous corneal limbal stem cell transplantation in the treatment of pterygium in basic hospital.Methods The data of 80 patients with pterygium treated in our hospital was retrospectively analyzed. The patients received pterygium excision combined with autologous corneal limbal stem cell transplantation were classified as the observation group, while the patients received simple pterygium excision as the control group.Results The follow-up results showed the relapse rate of the observation group was lower than the control group(P0.05).Conclusion The operation of pterygium excision combined with autologous corneal limbal stem cell transplantation in the treatment of pterygium has lower relapse rate and is very suitable for basic hospital.