From: Preoperative factors influencing success in pterygium surgery
Non recurrence | Recurrence | % Recurrence | Odds-Ratio [CI] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Female | 23 | 0 | 0 | 72.64 |
Male | 5 | 8 | 62 | [3.62,1458.15] |
(6 hisp. and 2 cauc.) | ||||
Latitude | ||||
[0,37] | 16 | 5 | 23 | 1.25 |
[0.25,6.29] | ||||
[37,100] | 12 | 3 | 20 | |
Race | ||||
Caucasian | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0.6 |
[0.10,3.55] | ||||
Hispanic | 18 | 6 | 25 | |
Widebase | ||||
< 5 mm | 15 | 5 | 25 | 1.44 |
[0.29,7.24] | ||||
> 5 mm | 13 | 3 | 19 | |
Primary/Recurrent pterygia | ||||
Primary | 23 | 5 | 2.25 | |
[0.38,13,16] | ||||
Recurrent | 5 | 3 | ||
Technique | ||||
Glue | 14 | 5 | 26 | 1.66 |
[0.33,8.35] | ||||
Suture | 14 | 3 | 18 | |
Misapposition | ||||
No | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0.83 |
[0.14,5.03] | ||||
Yes | 20 | 6 | 23 |