In vivo confocal microscopy findings about ocular surface recovery in patients following pterygium excision combined with conjunctival autograft
Pterygium excision combined with autologous conjunctival transplantation with corneal stem cells can better promote the repair of most corneal cells around the recipient area and fence-like structures of the corneal rim 6 months postoperatively, but there may be some damage to the corneal conjunctival structures around the donor area.
Authors
- Yun-Zhi Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7542-8613)
- ZhengWei Zhang
- Hongjuan Sun
- Mi Xu
- Song Yung Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4524-188X)
Institutions
- Jiangnan University (CN)
- Wuxi No.2 People's Hospital (CN)
- Shanxi Eye Hospital (CN)
- Wuxi People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-024-03359-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Corneal Surgery and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40