Pterygium surgery has evolved significantly, moving away from high-recurrence bare sclera techniques toward the gold standard of conjunctival autograft. In … More
Category: pterygium
2564: pterygium excision with auto-graft
Part of being a great cataract surgeon is having the skills to do all types of anterior segment surgery including … More
2516: tough cataract with corneal scar
This patient had a prior pterygium surgery which did not go so well. It resulted in a corneal perforation and … More
2461: pterygium without sutures or glue
Pterygium surgery with a conjunctival autograft has been shown to be a reliable method which achieves good results with a … More
2423: should you remove the pterygium?
For this patient, should you remove the pterygium months before doing cataract surgery, at the same time as cataract surgery, … More
2224: using 10 capsular/iris hooks!
This patient has severe pseudo-exfoliation with almost zero capsular support. When the surgeon attempts to start the capsulorhexis, the entire … More
2033: should you first remove the pterygium?
In this case, the patient has a pterygium as well as a cataract. Should you first perform the cataract surgery … More
2027: pterygium excision with autograft
There are areas where pterygia are more common and some ophthalmic surgeons have a wealth of experience to share with … More
1502: pterygium surgery with free graft
Our guest surgeon does a nice job with a pterygium surgery using a free graft of the patient’s own conjunctiva … More
1238: pterygium excision with graft
This patient desires cataract surgery with an extended depth of focus IOL in order to improve his vision. However, at … More
1038: Recurrent Pterygium Surgery
Removing a pterygium from a virgin eye that has not had prior surgery is relatively straightforward. The pterygium can be … More
Amazing Pterygium Peeling Technique
After more than 20 years of doing ocular surgery, there are only a few surgical pearls that amaze and surprise … More
Bare Sclera Pterygium Surgery
There are many ways to do the same surgery and the best option is for us to learn about all … More
Simplified pterygium technique
There is so much to learn about truly artistic pterygium surgery that we could likely make a PterygiumCoach.com website and … More
Cataract Surgery with Pterygium Present
For a patient with both a pterygium and a visually significant cataract, the best option is usually to do the … More
Cataract Surgery and Pterygium Avoidance
(scroll down to see the full narrated surgical video) In most patients who have both a pterygium and a cataract, … More