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Recovery of corneal sensation after myopic correction by laser in situ keratomileusis with a nasal or superior hinge.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12686245     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To measure corneal sensitivity after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) to determine the time required for recovery of this parameter. SETTING: Ohshima Hospital of Ophthalmology, Fukuoka, Japan. METHODS: Corneal sensation was measured with a Cochet-Bonnet-type esthesiometer in 75 patients before and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after correction of myopia by photorefractive keratectomy (n = 21) or LASIK (n = 54). RESULTS: Photorefractive keratectomy did not affect corneal sensation. In the LASIK group, a large and significant decrease in corneal sensitivity was apparent at 1 month (P<.05). Although corneal sensitivity appeared to have recovered slightly at 3 months, it remained significantly decreased (P<.05). By 6 or 12 months, the corneal sensitivity in LASIK patients was not statistically different from the preoperative values in the study patients. A significantly greater decrease in corneal sensitivity was apparent in the LASIK patients with a nasal hinge than in those with a superior hinge (F = 7.54, P<.01). Corneal sensitivity was in the normal range in 31.5% of LASIK patients at 3 months and in 57.4% and 82.1% at 6 and 12 months, respectively. CONCLUSION: Recovery of corneal sensation had begun 3 months after LASIK and appeared complete after 12 months.
Authors:
Yuji Kumano; Hiroyasu Matsui; Ikuko Zushi; Asami Mawatari; Takao Matsui; Teruo Nishida; Miho Miyazaki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cataract and refractive surgery     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0886-3350     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cataract Refract Surg     Publication Date:  2003 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-04-10     Completed Date:  2003-06-30     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8604171     Medline TA:  J Cataract Refract Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  757-61     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Ohshima Hospital of Ophthalmology, Fukuoka, Japan. ohshimah@mocha.ocn.ne.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Cornea / physiology*
Female
Humans
Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / methods*
Lasers, Excimer
Male
Middle Aged
Myopia / physiopathology*,  surgery*
Photorefractive Keratectomy / methods
Recovery of Function
Sensation / physiology*
Surgical Flaps*
Time Factors
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Apr;29(4):627-8   [PMID:  12686213 ]

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