Film 82823: Pterygium Removal with Rotating Conjunctival Flap | ASCRS
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Film 82823: Pterygium Removal with Rotating Conjunctival Flap
April 2022
Meeting: 2022 ASCRS Annual Meeting
Presenting Author: A. John Kanellopoulos, MD , ABO
Category: Refractive/Cornea Surgery
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A conjunctival flap of 4mm vertical and 12mm horizontal is harvested from the superior to the cornea area, rotated to fill the removed pterygium void and sutured in place to the remaining conjunctival borders. The rotating flap gap is re-opposed as well with sutures

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