@article{Kampitak_Siriburana_Rattana-aram_Kupakanjana_Leelawongtawun_Leeamornsiri_Thitiwichienlert_2022, title={Operation Time for Pterygium Surgery by Ophthalmology Trainees }, volume={22}, url={https://asianmedjam.com/index.php/amjam/article/view/287}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the duration time of pterygium surgery performed by the ophthalmology residents in the first and second year of training with different surgical methods. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> Data was collected retrospectively from medical records when the surgeons were first-year residents in 2016 and second-year in 2017. Operation time was compared according to each resident surgeon, year level of training, and surgical techniques. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 131 pterygium surgeries were performed by 5 ophthalmology residents, 93 and 38 pterygium excision procedures were performed by one group of residents in their first and second year of training, respectively. All pterygia were primary type with a single head. The mean pterygium size was 2.8 ± 1.4 mm. The range of operating duration was 52 - 83 minutes for individual surgeons. The mean duration of surgery performed by the first- and second-year residents was 64.1 ± 16.8 and 67.0 ± 22.2 minutes, respectively. The mean duration of surgery operated with amniotic membrane and conjunctival graft techniques were 64.7 ± 7.3 and 65.3 ± 20.4 minutes, respectively. The duration times of pterygium surgery were significantly different (<em>P</em> < .001) between surgeons but there were no statistically significant differences with regards to the level of training and method of surgery <br />(<em>P</em> > .05). <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The duration of pterygium surgery varied between each resident surgeon, but did not differ in the level of training and surgical techniques.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine}, author={Kampitak, Kosol and Siriburana, Ranipha and Rattana-aram, Nattadet and Kupakanjana, Tayakorn and Leelawongtawun, Wichai and Leeamornsiri, Supinda and Thitiwichienlert, Suntaree}, year={2022}, month={Aug.}, pages={138–143} }