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Conjunctival graft thickness was measured at 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after surgery using the Visante-OCT (Carl-Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA, USA). Main outcome measure was the mean conjunctival thickness determined as the mean of three measurements at 1, 2 and 3 mm posterior to the scleral spur.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There were no statistically significant differences in age, sex, or laterality between the groups. Mean thickness of the graft in primary and recurrent groups, respectively, was 430 \u00b1 127 \u03bcm and 461 \u00b1 178 \u03bcm at 1 week after surgery (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.587), 114 \u00b1 19 \u03bcm and 162 \u00b1 48 \u03bcm at 1 month after surgery (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001) and 109 \u00b1 15 \u03bcm and 107 \u00b1 18 \u03bcm at 3 months after surgery (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.726).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The findings revealed that conjunctival thickness after primary or recurrent pterygium excision was greatest at 1 week after surgery and continued to decrease for up to 3 months. 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