STITCH VS. STICK: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GLUE AND SUTURE FOR PTERYGIUM EXCISION SURGERY.

Aim: To compare the use of Fibrin glue versus Vicryl Suture for fixating Conjunctival auto graft for Pterygium excision surgery. We included 60 Patients by obtaining informed Consent and Surgery of their choice, diagnos Method: ed with Pterygium at Ophthalmology department at C U Shah Medical Hospital Surendranagar.30 of them treated with Fibrin glue (Group -A) and 30 of them treated with Suture (Group-B). All patients were followed up for six months after completion of treatment. Key parameters assessment included recurrence rates, surgery time postoperative outcomes. Result: Out of 60 patients, recurrence rate was observed in 4% in fibrin glue group and 9 % in suture group. Postoperative pain, Inflammation was less with fibrin glue than suture, operative time was about 12-15 min for fibrin glue group and about 15-20 min for suture group done by same Surgeon and statistically significant improvement in visual outcome with fibrin glue group then suture group. Our conclusion is Fibrin glue has better less recu Conclusion: rrence rates, less surgery time and better Postoperative outcomes than Suture technique in pterygium surgery