Impact of conjunctival autograft on pterygium treatment: evaluation of related symptoms and patients' satisfaction after surgery.

Purpose: Pterygium is a fibrovascular condition of the ocular surface that can cause a broad range of irritative and visual symptoms. Controversy exists regarding pterygium mechanisms, management, surgical techniques, adjuvant approaches and impact on patients' quality of life. We performed a retrospective survey focused on the impact of pterygium-related symptoms before surgery and patients' satisfaction after excision surgery followed by conjunctival autograft transplantation with fibrin glue, based on patients' subjective reporting.