{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["39(12)"],"submitter":["Huang H"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Purpose</h4>Surgical excision is the standard treatment for pterygium. This study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel technique using low-temperature plasma (LTP) for excision and hemostasis in pterygium surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective, comparative, and randomized clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients (60 eyes) undergoing pterygium excision with conjunctival autografts using fibrin glue. Patients were equally divided into the following 2 groups: a control group and a LTP group. Postoperative follow-up visits were scheduled on day 1, week 1, and months 1 and 3, and recurrence was evaluated at 1 year. Patients were examined for operative time, best corrected visual acuity, conjunctival autograft inflammation (CAI), graft stability (GS), pain, recurren"],"journal":["Cornea"],"pagination":["1581-1587"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7647423"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of a Low-Temperature Plasma Surgical System for Pterygium."],"pmcid":["PMC7647423"],"pubmed_authors":["Wang M","Li S","Wang B","Huang H","Zhong J","Peng L","Yuan J","Deng Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of a Low-Temperature Plasma Surgical System for Pterygium.","description":"<h4>Purpose</h4>Surgical excision is the standard treatment for pterygium. This study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel technique using low-temperature plasma (LTP) for excision and hemostasis in pterygium surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective, comparative, and randomized clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients (60 eyes) undergoing pterygium excision with conjunctival autografts using fibrin glue. Patients were equally divided into the following 2 groups: a control group and a LTP group. Postoperative follow-up visits were scheduled on day 1, week 1, and months 1 and 3, and recurrence was evaluated at 1 year. Patients were examined for operative time, best corrected visual acuity, conjunctival autograft inflammation (CAI), graft stability (GS), pain, recurren","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Dec","modification":"2025-04-04T22:27:02.243Z","creation":"2020-11-19T16:13:10Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7647423","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33170590"],"doi":["10.1097/ICO.0000000000002487"]}}