| No | Age/sex/race | Presenting symptom | Clinical finding | Treatment | Preop VA v postop | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50/M/white | Blurred vision, dust sensation | Limbal perforation with iris incarceration in the wound | Tectonic corneal graft | 6/9+ SC 6/24 CPH | Good graft adaptation. No recurrence of pterygium after 12 weeks |
| 2 | 37/M/white | Cosmetic disturbance | Scleral nasal melting (3 mm × 2 mm) | Trial at conservative topical treatment failed. Autologous conjuctival graft | 6/9+ SC 6/12+ SC | Good graft adaptation at last follow up |
| 3 | 70/M/white | Pterygium covering the pupil visual axis | Scleral temporal melting (3 mm × 3 mm) | Trial at conservative topical treatment failed. Conjuctival flap | 6/24 pt CC 6/36 pt CC | Blood vessels growth towards the bare sclera with re-epithelisation. No recurrence of pterygium after 12 weeks |
- Letter
Serious corneoscleral complications after pterygium excision with mitomycin C
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