NCT03485001

Treatment of Primary Type I Pterygia With Argon Laser

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Instituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Introduction: Pterygium is a wing shape degenerative and hyperplastic growth of the bulbar conjunctiva extending onto the cornea, most commonly on the nasal side. Management of pterygium can be medical, surgical or combined. Alternative treatments as photocoagulation of blood vessels of the pterygium, have been described, especially in recurrent pterygia. Objectives: To determine whether Argon laser treatment reduces the symptoms and pterygium size in primary type I pterygia patients when compared with medical treatment. Subjects and Methods: Prospective, comparative and interventional study. Patients with type I pterygia in both eyes were included. The eyes were randomly divided to receive either Argon laser treatment or only topical medical treatment

Detailed description

Pterygium is a wing shape degenerative and hyperplastic growth of the bulbar conjunctiva extending onto the cornea, most commonly on the nasal side. Management of pterygium can be medical, surgical or combined. Alternative treatments as photocoagulation of blood vessels of the pterygium, have been described, especially in recurrent pterygia. To determine whether Argon laser treatment reduces the symptoms and pterygium size in primary type I pterygia patients when compared with medical treatment. Subjects and Methods: Prospective, comparative and interventional study. Patients with type I pterygia in both eyes were included. The eyes were randomly divided to receive either Argon laser treatment or only topical medical treatment

Conditions

• Pterygium

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Sham	This group will not receive argon laser medical treatment; instead, they will be only exposed to the slit lamp light.
PROCEDURE	Argon Laser Treatment	This group will receive argon laser medical treatment to the body and head of pterygium

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-10-01
• Completion: 2016-10-01
• First posted: 2018-04-02
• Last updated: 2018-04-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Mexico