How long does the recovery of corneal sensitivity in different corneal regions take after LASEK?
| Title: | How long does the recovery of corneal sensitivity in different corneal regions take after LASEK? |
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| Authors: | Ali Mirzajani, Aria Bouyeh, Fatemeh Khezri, Ebrahim Jafarzadehpur, Farid Karimian |
| Source: | International Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 16, Iss 12, Pp 2056-2062 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS), 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Ophthalmology |
| Subject Terms: | refractive surgery, laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy, corneal sensitivity, ablation depth, refractive error, Ophthalmology, RE1-994 |
| More Details: | AIM: To determine the corneal sensitivity recovery period after laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy (LASEK) refractive surgery and investigate the effects of ablation depth on it. METHODS: In this study examinations were performed on 90 right eyes of 90 people (34 males and 56 females) with an age range of 20-35 and an average of 22.26±3.8 years old. A sensation of 5 corneal regions, including the center and 4 mid-peripheral regions, i.e., nasal, inferior, temporal, and superior, each at a distance of 2 mm from the center of the cornea were measured with a Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer device in 3-time points including before LASEK, 1 and 3mo after the surgery, respectively. LASEK was performed on individuals with stabilized myopia of -1.00 to -7.00 diopters and astigmatism of less than 2.00 diopters. Furthermore, the individuals were divided into three groups regarding ablation depth. RESULTS: The highest level of corneal sensitivity before surgery was related to the center of the cornea (59.1±7.76), and the highest level of corneal sensitivity loss was also related to this region. The sensation of all measured corneal regions significantly reduced 1mo postoperatively and returned to their preoperative levels 3mo after surgery (mean of 5 corneal regions in levels of preoperation: 58.2±6.48, 1mo postoperation: 57.3±5.84, 3mo postoperation: 58.2±5.49; P |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2222-3959 2227-4898 |
| Relation: | http://ies.ijo.cn/en_publish/2023/12/20231219.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2222-3959; https://doaj.org/toc/2227-4898 |
| DOI: | 10.18240/ijo.2023.12.19 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/6ee65145dd9c4879af20c3467acb0002 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.6ee65145dd9c4879af20c3467acb0002 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 22223959 22274898 |
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| DOI: | 10.18240/ijo.2023.12.19 |
| Published in: | International Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Language: | English |