Clinical Trial: Rotational Narrow Strip Versus Full Conjunctival Graft in Pterygium Excision

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Rotational Narrow Strip Versus Full Conjunctival Graft in Pterygium Excision

Brief Summary: To compare the efficacy of rotational narrow strip conjunctival graft to full conjunctival graft in primary pterygium excision. Risk analysis of factors that may affects the recurrence rate.

Detailed Summary:

Pterygium is a raised, wing-shaped growth of fibrovascular tissue that extends horizontally from the bulbar conjunctiva, crossing the limbus, and onto the cornea. It is a common ocular surface disease in Malaysia.

Pterygium can cause chronic ocular irritation, redness, tearing, visual impairment and poor cosmesis. Treatment of symptomatic pterygium remains surgical. Surgery should achieve low recurrence rate and acceptable cosmesis. Various surgical techniques had been described with variable success.

In this study, we compared the efficacy of Rotational Narrow Strip Conjunctival Graft with the conventional full conjunctival graft in pterygium excision. Patient will be follow up for a year after pterygium surgery. Outcome will be recurrence rate between the two groups at one year. Risk analysis of certain factors that affects the recurrence rate will be discussed.

Sponsor: University of Malaya

Current Primary Outcome: Recurrence Rate of Pterygium operated with Rotational Narrow Strip Conjunctival Graft and Full Conjunctival Graft Excision [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Analysis of risk factors associated with recurrence of pterygium [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Malaya

Dates:
Date Received: March 8, 2010
Date Started: July 2007
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 9, 2010
Last Verified: March 2010