| Comparison of pterygium recurrence rates in Hispanic and white patients after primary excision and conjunctival autograft. | |
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PMID: 19907286 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of Hispanic and white ethnicity on the recurrence rates of pterygia after primary excision and conjunctival autograft (CAG) in a southern California population. METHODS: A retrospective case-control review comparing 15 Hispanic and 11 white patients with primary nasal pterygia was performed. All participants received pterygium excision with superior limbal CAG by 1 of 3 surgeons and postoperative topical steroids for 2 months. The main outcome measure was recurrence after surgery, defined as fibrovascular tissue over the corneoscleral limbus onto clear cornea in the area of previous pterygium excision. RESULTS: Average duration of follow-up in the Hispanic and white groups were 9.3 +/- 9.8 months and 13.0 +/- 10.7 months, respectively (P = 0.39). During this follow-up period, there was a statistically significant difference in the pterygium recurrence rate between the Hispanic patients, 6 of 15 (40%), and the white patients, 0 of 11 (0%) (P = 0.02). The average time to recurrence was 3.4 +/- 1.1 months (range, 1.9-5.0). The difference in average age, male/female composition, and follow-up time between the Hispanic and white patient groups studied was not found to be statistically significant (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION: Hispanic ethnicity is a potentially important risk factor for recurrence of primary pterygia treated with CAG. |
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Authors:
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Rom Kandavel; Joann J Kang; Farnaz Memarzadeh; Roy S Chuck |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Cornea Volume: 29 ISSN: 1536-4798 ISO Abbreviation: Cornea Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-01-27 Completed Date: 2010-04-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8216186 Medline TA: Cornea Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 141-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of California, Irvine, Colvard Eye Center, Encino, CA, USA. |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over California / epidemiology Conjunctiva / transplantation* European Continental Ancestry Group / ethnology* Female Follow-Up Studies Hispanic Americans / ethnology* Humans Male Middle Aged Pterygium / ethnology*, prevention & control, surgery Recurrence Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Transplantation, Autologous |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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EY00412-01A1/EY/NEI NIH HHS |
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