Mean decrease in endothelial cell lost with peroperative topical application of MMC in pterygium surgery

Aim: to determine the mean decrease in endothelial cell lost with peroperative topical application of mmc in pterygium surgery settings: institute of ophthalmology unit 3 king edward medical university,mayo hospital lahore duration of study: from: january to july 2016 results: in our study,out of 100 cases,43(43%) were between 20-40 years of age while 57(57%) were between 41-60 years,mean±sd was calculated as 43.06±9.87 years,61(61%) male and 39(39%) were females. mean decrease in endothelial cell lost with peroperative topical application of mmc in pterygium surgery was calculated showing 2228.08±51.49 cells/mm2 pre-operatively,it was recorded as 1784.35±57.74 cells/mm2 post operatively and mean decrease was calculated as 443.73±26.01 cells/mm2,p value was calculated as 0.0001. conclusion: the findings of the study determined a significant higher mean decrease in endothelial cell lost with peroperative topical application of mmc in pterygium surgery.