Abstract:AIM: To observe the clinical effect of bandage contact lens in pterygium excision combined with conjunctival transplantation.
METHODS: The retrospective study included 114 eyes of 101 patients who underwent the pterygium excision combined with conjunctival transplantation from June 2012 to June 2013 in our hospital. The patients were divided into three groups according to the postoperative treatment. In group A, 30 cases(38 eyes)wore bandage contact lens; In group B, compression bandage was used in all the 33 cases(38 eyes); In group C, 38 eyes(38 cases)were covered with normal eye pad. All patients were examined 1, 3, 5d after surgery.
RESULTS:No complications such as corneal ulcer, granuloma, etc. or recurrence occurred in 114 eyes. Eye irritations in group A were less severe than in the other two groups. Postoperative repair time of corneal epithelium was shorter in group A and B than in group C.
CONCLUSION: Bandage contact lens can significantly reduce the irritations after pterygium excision combined with conjunctival transplantation and promote corneal epithelium repair in the defected area. Compared with traditional treatment, it can obviously increase the postoperative comfort level in patients, it is easy to promote its application, and it has lesser risks. So it has extensive clinical value.