METHOD FOR REMOVING RECURRENT PTERYGIUM Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A61F9/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves removing pterygium body with diamond knife. Radio surgical vaporization is carried out in scleral part and elastoid dystrophy connective tissue filaments abrasion is carried out in corneal part, scleral part and limb zone. Abrasion is carried out with caoutchouc heads and ultrafine diamond grit. The treatment begins with removing coarse connective tissue fibers with head member having large-size fraction of ultrafine diamond grit under rotation speed greater than 7000 rpm and continuously rinsed abrasion-treated surface with physiologic saline. Then, small-sized connective tissue fibers using head member having minimum-sized fraction of ultrafine diamond grit filler. Scleral part of bed is covered with autoconjunctiva flap.

EFFECT: reduced mechanical injury area of healthy eyeball tunics; complete elastoid dystrophy connective tissue filaments removal; accelerated treatment course.

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