Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of bevacizumab application as an adjuvant therapy for pterygium excision surgery. Methods In this prospective clinical trial, 95 eyes with unilateral nasal pterygium underwent pterygium excision surgery combined with limbal stem cell autografting, and were assigned into 3 groups at random: group A (32 eyes) did not receive a bevacizumab injection; group B (34 eyes) received a single dose of subconjunctival bevacizumab injection (2.5 mg/0.1 ml) intraoperatively; group C (29 eyes) received subconjunctival bevacizumab injection (2.5 mg/0.1 ml), one dose intraoperatively and another 2 weeks postoperatively. Patients were followed for 6 months. A one-way analysis of variance, chi-square test, Mann-Whitney and Kruskall-Wallis tests were used for statistical analysis. Results At the end of the study, all stem cell autografts in 3 groups remained alive, with no complications of missing corneal epithelium, erosion or corneal thinning occurring. Pterygium recurrences were only observed in 4 cases in group A, and the occurrence was statistically significant (H=7.50, P<0.05). No significant difference was found in the clinical efficacy between patients receiving single or double doses of subconjunctival injection. Conclusion Bevacizumab injection combined with limbal stem cell autografting in pterygium excision surgery can effectively inhibit the recurrence of pterygium with no apparent complications. Multiple injections do not yield a better clinical outcome compared to a single dose.
张杨. 贝伐单抗在翼状胬肉手术中的应用[J]. 中华眼视光学与视觉科学杂志, 2014, 16(12): 754-756.
Zhang Yang. The application and effect of Bevacizumab in pterygium surgery. Chinese Journal of Optometry Ophthalmology and Visual science, 2014, 16(12): 754-756. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-845X.2014.12.012
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