July 2019
Volume 60, Issue 9
Open Access
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   July 2019
Comparing fibrin glue and suture for graft fixation in pterygium surgery in area of high levels of ultraviolet radiation
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Rafael de Farias Borges
    Ophthalmology, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • Richard Y Hida
    Ophthalmology, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • Lorena Botelho Vergara
    Ophthalmology, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • Rafael Stefano Pivatto Ferro
    Ophthalmology, Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • Daniel Alves Montenegro
    Ophthalmology, Universidade Federal da Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   Rafael Borges, None; Richard Hida, None; Lorena Vergara, None; Rafael Ferro, None; Daniel Montenegro, None
  • Footnotes
    Support  None
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science July 2019, Vol.60, 6273. doi:
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      Rafael de Farias Borges, Richard Y Hida, Lorena Botelho Vergara, Rafael Stefano Pivatto Ferro, Daniel Alves Montenegro; Comparing fibrin glue and suture for graft fixation in pterygium surgery in area of high levels of ultraviolet radiation. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2019;60(9):6273.

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Abstract

Purpose : to compare the recurrence rate and complications between fibrin glue and suture for graft fixation in primary pterygium surgery in area of high levels of UV radiation

Methods : 66 eyes of 160 patients submitted to pterygium excision. 93 eyes of 90 patients were submitted to autologous conjunctival transplantation using fibrin glue and 73 eyes of 70 patients were submitted to conjunctival transplantation using sutures. The follow-up of these patients was 38.7 ± 25.9 months. The following characteristics were analyzed: age, primary or recurrent, severity grading, post-operative complications and recurrence rates. All surgical procedures were performed by the same surgeon in a city located at Joao Pessoa, Northeast region of Brazil.

Results : Recurrence rate of fibrin glue graft fixation was 8.6% and suturing was 8.22%. No statistical difference was observed.Complication rate of fibrin glue graft fixation was 13.97% and suturing was 6.85%. No statistical difference was observed

Conclusions : erforming surgery in area of high levels of ultraviolet radiation, no difference was observed between fibrin glue and suture for graft fixation in pterygium surgery.

This abstract was presented at the 2019 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Vancouver, Canada, April 28 - May 2, 2019.

 

 

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