Table 1.
Summary of demographic and clinical results.
| Variable | Result (mean ± SD) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 36.9 ± 10.8 |
| Gender, total (%) | |
| Men | 9 (60%) |
| Women | 6 (40%) |
| Pterygium grade, total (%) (pterygia) | |
| Grade I | 9 (30%) |
| Grade II | 18 (60%) |
| Grade III | 3 (10%) |
| Pterygium morphology, total (%) (pterygia) | |
| Atrophic | 8 (26.7%) |
| Intermediate | 14 (46.6%) |
| Fleshy | 8 (26.7%) |
| Pterygium size (mm)∗ | 2 ± 0.7 |
| Follow-up period (months) | 16 ± 3.4 |
| Operative time (minutes) | 32 ± 4.1 |
| Conjunctival defects/conjunctival grafts (mm2)∗∗ | |
| Nasal | 7.9 ± 1.2 |
| Temporal | 6.5 ± 1.1 |
| Total | 13.6 ± 1.5 |
| BCVA (logMAR) | |
| Preoperative | 0.64 ± 0.26 |
| 12-month follow–up | 0.26 ± 0.18 |
| Sim K astigmatism (diopters) | |
| Preoperative | 3.05 ± 1.5 |
| 12-month follow-up | 1.15 ± 0.84 |
| BUT (seconds) | |
| Preoperative | 9 ± 1.5 |
| 12-month follow-up | 12.2 ± 2.3 |
| Schirmer's test I (mm) | |
| Preoperative | 11.6 ± 5 |
| 12-month follow-up | 13.6 ± 4.4 |
| Recurrence, total (%) | Zero (0%) |
| Cosmetic grading, total (%) | |
| Grade 1 | 12 (80%) |
| Grade 2 | 3 (20%) |
| Postoperative complication, total (%) | |
| Graft edema | 7 pterygia (23%) |
| Subconjunctival hemorrhage | 8 pterygia (23%) |
∗Horizontal length of the pterygium from the limbus to the head (mm). ∗∗The size of conjunctival grafts equal to the size of conjunctival defects.