AbstractPrimary experience with the use of eximer laser in pterygium therapy is presented. Twenty‐two pterygia (11 primary and 11 recurrent) were surgically removed using the bare‐sclera technique followed by excimer laser ablation to smoothen the corneal surface. As recurrence was observed in 20 eyes (91%) during the first year, supplementary excimer laser treatment of a pterygium does not seem to reduce the recurrence rate. The high recurrence rate in this series may to a certain extent reflect the surgical technique used (bare‐sc