Pterygium Surgery

Pterygium Surgery

A pterygium is a wing-shaped extension of thickened tissue on the surface (conjunctiva) of the white of the eye, which grows onto the adjacent cornea (the window into the eye).

If a pterygium is affecting your vision, or is particularly unsightly, and cannot be managed with eye drops, pterygium surgery is the answer.

During pterygium surgery, your surgeon will carefully remove the pterygium from your eye, and cover the area with a small graft of your own tissue, known as Autograft. The surgery is done without any injection in the eye, under topical anaesthesia. The autograft reduces the chances of recurrence of the Pterygium. It is fixed without taking any stitches making the postoperative period comfortable. You shouldn’t feel any pain or major discomfort during surgery, though your eye will feel scratchy for a few days afterwards, and will be red for a couple of weeks. You will need to use eye drops for about a month.