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Long-term effects of mitomycin C in pterygium surgery on scleral thickness and the conjunctival epithelium.
Ophthalmology - 1 Aug 2004
Solomon Abraham, Kaiserman Igor, Raiskup Frederick D, Landau David, Frucht-Pery Joseph
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term effects of intraoperative application of mitomycin C on the scleral thickness and the conjunctival epithelium at the surgical site of pterygium excision. DESIGN: Prospective observational case series. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-four patients who underwent excision of primary pterygium with intraoperative mitomycin C in our department during the year 1996. METHODS: Patients were...
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