Open AccessPreoperative subconjunctival injection of mitomycin C versus intraoperative topical application as an adjunctive treatment for surgical removal of primary pterygium
Author(s) -
Ehab M Ghoneim,
Ahmed A. Abd-El Ghny,
Amro A. Gab-Allah,
Mohamed Z. Kamal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.75883
Subject(s) - medicine , pterygium , sclera , mitomycin c , surgery , exact test , group b
To compare the efficacy of preoperative local injection of mitomycin C (MMC) to intraoperative application of MMC in the prevention of pterygium recurrence after surgical removal.