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The patients were randomized into two groups of 26 patients each. Group A consisted of patients in whom CAG was harvested using subconjunctival 0.5 ml of 0.4% dexamethasone sodium phosphate and in group B patients, normal saline was used. The patients were assessed for postoperative pain, foreign body sensation, and watering as the subjective signs of inflammation and conjunctival inflammation and lid edema as the objective signs of inflammation at 12 and 24 h postsurgery.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age of group A and B patients was 47.69 + 13.09 and 46.00 + 10.76 years, respectively. The male:female ratio was 1.6:1 in group A and 1.1:1 in group B. The mean surgical time in group A was 243.96 \u00b1 52.13 s and in group B was 258.08 \u00b1 43.99 s. Postoperative pain, foreign body sensation, and watering were significantly lower in group A patients than in group B patients at both 12 and 24 h postoperatively (group A: 4.65 \u00b1 1.33, 4.88 \u00b1 1.73, and 3.85 \u00b1 1.43, respectively, at 12 h; 1.89 \u00b1 1.03, 1.69 \u00b1 1.09, and 1.69 \u00b1 0.97, respectively, at 24 h and group B: 6.42 \u00b1 0.95, 6.65 \u00b1 0.98, and 6.27 \u00b1 1.40, respectively, at 12 h; 3.27 \u00b1 1.43, 3.12 \u00b1 1.25, 2.58 \u00b1 1.14, respectively, at 24 h) (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Conjunctival inflammation was significantly lower in group A at 12 h (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05) and 24 h (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05) after surgery compared to group B. Lid edema failed to show any significant (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.17) difference with respect to severity in both the groups at 12 and 24 h (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.699).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Subconjunctival dexamethasone decreased patient discomfort following pterygium surgery. 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