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Pterygium: Surgical Techniques and Choices

Pterygium: Surgical Techniques and Choices Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/apjoo by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/01/2020 EDITORIAL Alvin L. Young, FRCSIrel, FRCOphth y and Ka Wai Kam, MSc, Epidemiology (Lond), FCOphthHK y terygium is known to exist for >3000 years. Ancient Egyptians and Greeks applied potions of various chemicals to the ocular surface as an attempt to eradicate the lesion. The first documentation of a surgical excision was around 500 to 1000 BC (by Susruta), similar to the bare sclera excision of today. This was followed by application of an ointment to prevent recurrence. The concept of recurrence after pterygium removal is known to us for a long time. Despite advancements in surgical instrumentation, microscopes, suturing materials and medications, and also techniques developed, studied and tried in clinical research worldwide, recurrence of pterygium is still of concern several millennia later. The “ideal technique” with the least risks of recurrence and best side-effects profile remains elusive. Phathanthurarux and Chantaren conducted a survey across Thailand and reviewed the perspectives and practices of ophthalmologists in their country. They set out to identify the important barriers, explore the ideal practice, and study the underlying factors driving these practices. In their questionnaire with >400 respondents, the most practiced methods were the bare sclera http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology Wolters Kluwer Health

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2162-0989
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Downloaded from http://journals.lww.com/apjoo by BhDMf5ePHKbH4TTImqenVA5KvPVPZ0P5BEgU+IUTEfzO/GUWifn2IfwcEVVH9SSn on 06/01/2020 EDITORIAL Alvin L. Young, FRCSIrel, FRCOphth y and Ka Wai Kam, MSc, Epidemiology (Lond), FCOphthHK y terygium is known to exist for >3000 years. Ancient Egyptians and Greeks applied potions of various chemicals to the ocular surface as an attempt to eradicate the lesion. The first documentation of a surgical excision was around 500 to 1000 BC (by Susruta), similar to the bare sclera excision of today. This was followed by application of an ointment to prevent recurrence. The concept of recurrence after pterygium removal is known to us for a long time. Despite advancements in surgical instrumentation, microscopes, suturing materials and medications, and also techniques developed, studied and tried in clinical research worldwide, recurrence of pterygium is still of concern several millennia later. The “ideal technique” with the least risks of recurrence and best side-effects profile remains elusive. Phathanthurarux and Chantaren conducted a survey across Thailand and reviewed the perspectives and practices of ophthalmologists in their country. They set out to identify the important barriers, explore the ideal practice, and study the underlying factors driving these practices. In their questionnaire with >400 respondents, the most practiced methods were the bare sclera

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The Asia-Pacific Journal of Ophthalmology – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Nov 1, 2019

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