Open AccessSurgically induced necrotizing scleritis after primary pterygium surgery with conjunctival autograft
Author(s) -
Katsuya Yamazoe,
Seika Shimazaki-Den,
Isao Otaka,
Hotta,
Shimazaki
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s24885
Subject(s) - medicine , pterygium , sclera , scleritis , surgery , cornea , conjunctiva , ophthalmology , uveitis , pathology
Although pterygium excision with conjunctival autograft is a widely performed surgical procedure, surgically induced necrotizing scleritis (SINS) following such surgery is extremely rare.
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