Uy 2005.
| Methods | RCT. Only 1 eye per participant was entered in the study. | |
| Participants | Country: the Philippines Number of participants randomised: 22 Number of eyes randomised: 22 Number (%) of participants followed up: 100% Average age: 45 years % female: 41% Inclusion criteria: participants with primary pterygium Exclusion criteria: participants with ocular pathology other than error of refraction, with a history of previous ocular surgery or trauma, narrow occludable angles, ocular hypertension, physiologic or glaucomatous optic disc cupping, a family history of glaucoma, or known hypersensitivity to any component of fibrin glue |
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| Interventions | Intervention: fibrin glue fixation of conjunctival autograft (n = 11) Comparator: suture fixation of conjunctival autograft (n = 11) |
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| Outcomes | Graft success, recurrence rate, operating time, participant comfort List outcomes: recurrence rate, surgical time, complications rate and postoperative participant discomfort Follow‐up: 2 months. Due to the short follow‐up we did not take the recurrence outcome into account, we considered just operating time and complication rate. |
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| Notes | Funding source: not reported Conflict of interest: not reported Date study conducted: June‐August 2001 Trial registration number: not reported |
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| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | The participant was then randomly assigned by coin toss |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | The trial was described as randomised, but methods used for allocation sequence generation not described |
| Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Masking probably of limited importance for the specified outcomes, because the risk of ascertainment bias was limited, but could have affected other outcomes |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | All participants completed the 2‐month follow‐up period |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Protocol not obtained; all outcomes stated in methods reported |