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A total of 70 patients with pterygium underwent sutureless and glue-free limbal-conjunctival autograft. The patients were divided into two groups: group 1 patients with primary pterygium (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 45), group 2 patients with recurrent pterygium (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 25). The patients were followed up till 12 months postoperatively.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age of the patients in group 1 and group 2 was 37.04 \u00b1 8.69 years and 32.52 \u00b1 6.49 years, respectively (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.04). Postoperatively, no recurrence was recorded in group 1. Recurrence was noticed in two patients (8%) of group 2. The BCVA changed from 78.73 \u00b1 9.86 letters to 80.15 \u00b1 7.29 letters (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.45) and from 79.6 \u00b1 6.44 letters to 79.8 \u00b1 5.86 letters (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.45) in group 1 and group 2, respectively. Graft edema was found in seven (15.55%) cases of group 1 and four (16%) cases of group 2. Graft retraction was found in two (4.44%) cases of group 1 and three (12%) cases of group 2.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sutureless and a glue-free limbal-conjunctival autograft is a safe and effective treatment option for primary as well as recurrent pterygium.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.ijo_1895_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,25]],"date-time":"2022-02-25T08:01:36Z","timestamp":1645776096000},"page":"783-787","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Sutureless and glue-free limbal-conjunctival autograft in primary and recurrent pterygium: A pilot study"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"70","author":[{"given":"Vikas","family":"Sharma","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of 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