A Comparative Analysis Of The Effect Of Fibrin Glue Versus Sutures On Clinical Outcome In Patients Undergoing Pterygium Excision With Conjunctival Autografts

Dr. Jitendra kumar; Dr. Shweta dwivedi; Dr.Anubhav Sharma; Dr Amit Verma; Dr.Arun kumar Pathak

Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

A Comparative Analysis Of The Effect Of Fibrin Glue Versus Sutures On Clinical Outcome In Patients Undergoing Pterygium Excision With Conjunctival Autografts

Dr. Jitendra Kumar, Dr. Shweta Dwivedi, Dr. Anubhav Sharma, Dr Amit Verma, Dr. Arun Kumar Pathak

Abstract :

Purpose: To compare the effect of using fiin glue or 10–0 nylon sutures on the clinical outcome of patients undergoing pterygium excision and conjunctival autografting.

Methods: We took 44 patients who underwent pterygium excision and conjunctival autografting and were followed up for more than 3 months. The operation duration, postoperative inflammation, complications, and recurrence rates were compared between groups of 21 patients (21 eyes) for whom fiin glue was used (fiin glue group) and 23patients (23 eyes) for whom suturing was performed with 10–0 nylon (suture group) in pterygium excision and conjunctival autografting.

Results: The operation duration was 25.45� 4.32 minutes in the fiin glue group and 42.40 �7.48 minutes in the suture group (p = 0.0001). Seven days after the operation, the fiin glue group showed milder conjunctival inflammation than the suture group (p = 0.000). Postoperative complications and corneal recurrence rates were not statistically different between the two groups.

Conclusions: The use of fiin glue in pterygium excision with conjunctival autografting is likely to be a more effective, safer procedure than suturing.