AIM:To discuss long-term effect of limbal stem cell transplantation for treatment of recurrent pterygium·METHODS:Among 110 patients with recurrent pterygium,19 patients underwent pterygium excision with mitomycin C,91 patients underwent pterygium excision with limbal stem cell transplantation·RESULTS:In 19 patients with implementation of pterygium excision with mitomycin C,6 patients had pterygium recurrence after surgery;In 91 patients who received pterygium excision with limbal stem cell transplantation,2 patients had pterygium recurrence after Surgery·CONCLUSION:The observation on the long-term curative effect of recurrent pterygium confirms that pterygium excision with limbal stem cell transplantation is an ideal way for the treatment of recurrent pterygium.surgical recurrence rate is higher in younger patients than that in older patients.