SUMMARY
Mitomycin C in the form of eye drops (0.4 mg/ml) was used as an adjunctive treatment for primary pterygium after surgical excision and the efficacy and safety of this use on pterygium recurrence after surgical excision was evaluated.
36 eyes of 36 patients received corticosteroids eye drops after pterygium excision (control group) and eleven showed recurrence (30.6%).
40 eyes of 40 patients after pterygium excision received 0.04% mitomycin C eye drops four times a day for 2 weeks and corticosteroid eye drops for 25 days. There was one recurrence of pterygium in this group (2.5%). No patient revealed any significant conjunctival, corneal or scleral changes nor anterior chamber reaction.
Key words:
Mitomycim C.; Eye drops; Pterygium; Recurrence