WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — A surgical technique for pterygium excision that does not use glue or sutures yielded safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness, according to a study published in Ophthalmology and Therapy.
The retrospective analysis included 34 eyes of 33 patients, with the aim of investigating whether a surgical technique using DefEYE’s Biovance 3L Ocular, a triple-layer dehydrated, decellularized amniotic basement membrane tissue, and short exposure to mitomycin C could reduce recurrence and complications after pterygium surgery. Before surgery, 88.2% of eyes had primary pterygia and 11.8%