A Survey of Pterygium Surgery in Thailand 2010
Winai Chaidaroon MD*, Monchit ThongKhao-Orn MD*, Damrong Wiwatwongwana MD*, Atchareeya Wiwatwongwana MD*
Affiliation : * Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Objective : To survey and investigate the pterygium surgery among Thai ophthalmologists in 2010.
Material and Method: Questionnaires were distributed to 930 ophthalmologists who were the member of the Ophthalmological
Society and Royal Colleges of Ophthalmologists of Thailand. Data received from 414 respondents were assessed and
analyzed.
Results : The majority of respondents were male (53.1%) while 46.9 % were female. Visual disturbance (57.6%) was the
most common indication for surgery. Most of the respondents (41.1%) preferred pterygium excision combined with conjunctival
autograft transplantation. Bare scleral technique was the second most common preferential procedure. Recurrence was the
main postoperative complication.
Conclusion : Although there was a great variation pterygium surgical pattern, excision with conjunctival autograft
transplantation was the major preferential practice. Recurrent pterygium was the most common complication.
Keywords : Survey, Pterygium, Conjunctival autograft transplantation, Pterygium excision, Recurrent pterygium
