Pterygium Surgery

If you’re diagnosed with pterygia and removal is recommended or preferred for cosmetic reasons, our surgical team can quickly remove them. We recommend a graft procedure in which we take a small slice of your own cornea from outside the vision area, and stitch it over the removal site.

Our expertise in the surgical removal of pterygia and auto corneal grafting has been proven thousands of times. We use the most sophisticated state of the art laser technology to ensure extreme accuracy.

From your initial consultation to long-term follow-up, we’re with you every step of the way, providing comprehensive care to make sure your eye care journey is smooth and successful.

The excision of the pterygium and grafting procedure takes up to 40 minutes per eye, because we need to get all the tissue. We usually do one eye at a time with a lengthy period – weeks if not months – before doing the other eye. Often you may only need the procedure on one eye anyway. Arrange for pick up within about three hours of checking in.

You won’t notice any change in your vision unless the pterygium was affecting the shape of your cornea, in which case the change is almost immediate. Regardless, your eyes will be less prone to dryness, itches or redness, and will look clearer.

We’ll keep you in a darkened room for up to an hour after completion. Initially you may experience some dryness, a gritty feeling or some sensitivity to light, which can cause watery eyes, and the procedure itself may cause some discomfort. These symptoms usually subside within a few days as your eyes heal naturally, but you can take paracetamol to help. It can take up to a couple of months to fully recover from the procedure. Light sensitivity and accompanying eye wateriness can persist.