Astigmatic change following excision of double-headed monocular pterygium (DMP)
Journal: Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology (Vol.4, No. 4)Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Authors : Kshama Dwivedi S P Singh;
Page : 515-517
Keywords : Double headed monocular pterygium; Pterygium induced astigmatism.;
Abstract
Introduction: To study the effect of excision of double headed monocular pterygium on astigmatism. Materials and Methods: 8 Patients of DMP presenting from January 2016 to December 2017 were treated with excision of pterygium followed by conjunctival autograft. Preoperative and postoperative astigmatism was measured by keratometry. Observation: The change between preoperative and postoperative day 45 astigmatism was found to be extremely significant (p=0.0003). Conclusion: DMP must be dealt with utmost care, owing to it's higher impact in change of astigmatism
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