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OBJECTIVE	The aim of this study was to compare the recurrence rates for primary pterygia after fibrin glue-assisted conjunctival autograft ( CAG ) versus conjunctivolimbal autograft ( CLAG ) transplantation , using a technique of limited conjunctival resection and Tenon extended removal .
METHODS	In this comparative case series , 49 eyes of 47 patients with primary nasal pterygium were included .
METHODS	Patients were randomized into 2 groups to undergo fibrin glue-assisted CAG ( group 1 , 24 eyes ) or fibrin glue-assisted CLAG ( group 2 , 25 eyes ) following excision of pterygium .
METHODS	The surgical technique used in all patients involved limited conjunctival resection combined with extensive removal of the Tenon capsule up to the caruncle medially and also 5 mm beyond the inferior and superior free edges of the conjunctiva .
METHODS	The main outcome measure studied was the absence or presence of recurrence .
RESULTS	There was 0 % recurrence rate in both groups after a mean follow-up of 63 weeks ( range , 54-81 weeks ) with all eyes completing at least 1-year of follow-up .
CONCLUSIONS	Fibrin glue-assisted CAG and CLAG using the technique of conjunctival resection and Tenon extended removal were equally efficacious in terms of preventing recurrences in patients with primary pterygia in our series .

