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Letter to the Editor
Application of mitomycin C 0.02% for 2 minutes at the end of pterygium surgery
  1. S LEVARTOVSKY,
  2. Y MOSKOWITZ
  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel
  1. S Levartovsky, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Barzilai Medical Center, 78306 Ashkelon, Israel.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.82.1.97a

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    Editor,—Mitomycin C 0.02% has been shown to be highly effective in preventing the recurrence of pterygium following its surgical removal.1 2 The safest method of application and the optimal concentration have yet to be determined.

    In this retrospective study, we evaluated 45 consecutive patients who underwent surgical removal of pterygium at the Barzilai Medical Center between January 1995 and January 1996. Patients’ ages at surgery ranged from 25 to 75 years (average 51 years). …

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