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Pilot study of a glue-less, suture-less amniotic membrane for pterygium excision.

Ezan A KothariJake E TenewitzJohn R JaymanMont J Cartwright
Published in: International ophthalmology (2022)
Self-adhesive amniotic membranes offer comparable efficacy for preventing pterygium recurrence in comparison to other amniotic membranes and the conjunctival autograft. The incidence of pyogenic granuloma formation is higher in self-adhesive grafts compared to other widely used options.
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