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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pterygium vascularity and size before and after intralesional ranibizumab injection and to evaluate its recurrence rate following pterygium excision surgery.
The purpose of this study is to:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| treatment group | Active Comparator | intralesional ranibizumab injected |
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| control group | No Intervention | no intralesional ranibizumab injected. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranibizumab | Drug | Intralesional ranibizumab 0.3 mg/0.03mL injected 1 week before pterygium excision surgery. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| pterygium recurrence | pterygium recurrence is defined as true recurrence with a fibrovascular tissue invading the cornea (grade 4 lesion) | 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| pterygium vessel area | Pterygium vesel area is defined as the as the ration of pixels occupied by the vessels within the pterygium area in percentage. | 1 week |
| corneal pterygium area | Corneal pterygium area is defined as the as the ration of pixels occupied by the pterygium within the cornea area in percentage. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Hao Chi Ho, MD | Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia | Principal Investigator |
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11588427 | Background | Lee DH, Cho HJ, Kim JT, Choi JS, Joo CK. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and inducible nitric oxide synthase in pterygia. Cornea. 2001 Oct;20(7):738-42. doi: 10.1097/00003226-200110000-00013. | |
| 11966687 | Background | Blaudschun R, Sunderkotter C, Brenneisen P, Hinrichs R, Peters T, Schneider L, Razi-Wolf Z, Hunzelmann N, Scharffetter-Kochanek K. Vascular endothelial growth factor causally contributes to the angiogenic response upon ultraviolet B irradiation in vivo. Br J Dermatol. 2002 Apr;146(4):581-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2002.04669.x. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D011625 | Pterygium |
| D012008 | Recurrence |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003229 | Conjunctival Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
| D020969 | Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000069579 | Ranibizumab |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D061067 | Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized |
| D000911 | Antibodies, Monoclonal |
| D000906 | Antibodies |
| D007136 | Immunoglobulins |
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| 1 week |
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| D013568 |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D007162 |
| Immunoproteins |
| D001798 | Blood Proteins |
| D011506 | Proteins |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D012712 | Serum Globulins |
| D005916 | Globulins |