Pterygium Treatment, How to cure it?

As we have mentioned before, there is no medical treatment, local or general, that makes this tissue disappear. When the pterygium causes discomfort to the patient or when it increases in size in such a way that it reaches the pupillary area and it hampers the vision, it is necessary to perform surgery. Local anesthesia is applied. The eye is opened with a separator. It is placed under a microscope and the patient is asked to direct the vision towards a specific point. The patient will be protected by a sterile field, but he will still be able to breathe and speak normally. The autograft means that a small portion of the conjunctiva will be placed on the site where pterygium excision is performed. Absorbable sutures will be placed, and if not, removable sutures will be withdrawn after two weeks. Following surgery, the patient will receive an eyepatch to wear for a few days. The eye will be red, and it will take a few weeks to recover. The patient should take the prescribed medications and use dark glasses for a while. .

Are there any possible complications?

As in any surgery, this operation is not free of possible complications, such as infection of varying severities (0.5%). Infection can cause loss of vision and atrophy of the eye, loss of transparency of the treated area, thinning ulceration or drilling of the cornea, foreign body granuloma, a conjunctival hypertrophic scar, early relapse and other late complications such as hypotonic, filter wound, intense inflammation, intraocular infections, cataracts, Keratopathy Bullosa, etc.