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Pterygium Excision

Pterygium Excision is a surgical procedure involving the removal of a pterygium, a fibrovascular growth originating from the conjunctiva and extending onto the cornea, distinguished from other ocular surface surgeries by its specific indication for pathological or symptomatic pterygia that interfere with vision, ocular motility, or contact lens tolerance.

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Comparison of Conjunctival Autografts, Amniotic Membrane Grafts, and Primary Closure for Pterygium Excision

Pinnita Prabhasawat, Keith Barton, Gene Burkett et al. · Ophthalmology · 1997 · 600 citations · Full text

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Effect of Pterygium Morphology on Pterygium Recurrence in a Controlled Trial Comparing Conjunctival Autografting With Bare Sclera Excision

Donald Tan · Archives of Ophthalmology · 1997 · 571 citations

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Conjunctival Autograft Transplantation for Advanced and Recurrent Pterygium

Kenneth R. Kenyon, Michael D. Wagoner, Michael E. Hettinger · Ophthalmology · 1985 · 565 citations

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Mitomycin Eye Drops as Treatment for Pterygium

Gurinder Singh, M. Roy Wilson, C. Stephen Foster · Ophthalmology · 1988 · 351 citations

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Transplantation of amniotic membrane and limbal autograft for patients with recurrent pterygium associated with symblepharon

J. Shimazaki, N Shinozaki, Kazuo Tsubota · British Journal of Ophthalmology · 1998 · 342 citations · Full text

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  1. LW
    Lawrence W. Hirst

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    12 publications · 707 citations

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  2. AK
    Ahmad Kheirkhah

    Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, United States

    11 publications · 383 citations

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  3. DW
    Dov Weinberger

    Rabin Medical Center, Israel

    10 publications · 356 citations

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  4. RA
    Rahamim Avisar

    Rabin Medical Center, Israel

    10 publications · 356 citations

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  5. MT
    Minas T. Coroneo

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    10 publications · 291 citations

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  1. Singapore National Eye Center

    Singapore, Singapore

    16 h-index

    38 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    13 h-index

    52 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Singapore Eye Research Institute

    Singapore, Singapore

    12 h-index

    39 publications

    1.9K citations

  4. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

    Tehran, Iran

    12 h-index

    57 publications

    2K citations

  5. Farabi Hospital

    Tehran, Iran

    12 h-index

    61 publications

    2K citations

  6. Başkent University

    Ankara, Türkiye

    11 h-index

    28 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Prince of Wales Hospital

    Shatin, China

    11 h-index

    31 publications

    1.6K citations

  8. Rabin Medical Center

    Petah Tikva, Israel

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    1.1K citations

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  1. Cornea

    110 publications · 4.6K citations

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  2. British Journal of Ophthalmology

    BJO · 43 publications · 4.4K citations

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  3. Ophthalmology

    36 publications · 4.9K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 81 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. American Journal of Ophthalmology

    40 publications · 1.6K citations

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