pterygium surgery

[DEEDEE2533]

Hi Dr. I stared directly into the sun in 115 degreee heat in Las Vegas Nevada. I forgot my sunglasses...stupidity....at best....and i fried my eyes so bad..that my left eye doubled in size & 3 days later...a pterygium grew on my left eye..(1 mm) & continued to grow..2mm at 3 years..and then the right eye..ping..grew into pterygium also. I had surgery with an experienced surgeon...the eye that was slow-er growing was a success..The eye that i fried....is not. My eye immediately came back with scar tissue..fibrous scar tissue i am told its not a reccurance...Could i have just burned that i beyond repair??.....

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

I meant pterygium removal surgery with conjuctival autograft or amniotic membrane.  Both can be applied with tissue glue now and stitches are minimal, results better and recovery easier.

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

No, I don't really see that as a possibilty.  You may need pterygium with either a conjuctival autograft or amniotic membrane grafting.  Get a second opinion with a corneal specialist ophthalmologist. It is important to get away from the offending dry air and sunlight during your recovery though.