Open AccessModified Bare Sclera method for the treatment of primary pterygium: A preliminary report
Author(s) -
AO Ashaye
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v24i1.28167
Subject(s) - sclera , medicine , pterygium , surgery , fibrous joint , ophthalmology
The bare sclera technique is still in use by many surgeons worldwide in spite of the attendant high recurrence rate. Any modification of this well known procedure may be more widely acceptable if associated with lower recurrence.