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Research Paper | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 8 Issue 2, February 2019

Study of Corneal Astigmatism and Visual Acuity in Pterygium Surgery with Sutureless, Glueless Limboconjunctival Autograft

Dr. Aakriti Hasija | Dr. KPS Malik ^[2] | Dr. Charu Jain ^[2]

Abstract: Aim - To study Corneal Astigmatism and Visual Acuity in patients undergoing pterygium surgery with sutureless, glueless limboconjunctival Autograft and to correlate it with the size of pterygium. Materials and Methods - 30 patients with primary pterygium coming to the Outpatient Department of Subharti Hospital, Meerut were included in this study. After measurement of BCVA and K- readings, all patients underwent pterygium surgery with sutureless, glueless limboconjunctival autograft. Patients were followed up at 1st week, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th month postoperatively. BCVA and K-readings were measured on each follow up visit. Observation and Results - There was a statistically significant improvement in visual acuity and corneal astigmatism postoperatively (p value

Keywords: Pterygium, Limboconjunctival autograft, Astigmatism, Visual acuity

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 2, February 2019,

Pages: 1827 - 1829