title: The effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on ocular pain.
abstract: The effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on pain originating in the eye was studied in 10 patients. All three patients subjected to TENS during panretinal photocoagulation reported marked reduction in pain. Three of five patients who had persistent pain following scleral buckling and/or vitrectomy reported partial or complete relief of pain during the application of TENS. One patient had equivocal relief of pain when TENS was used during retinal cryopexy; 1 patient with acute pain following paracentesis and 1 patient with persistent pain following cyclocryotherapy had no relief. Among those patients whose pain was reduced by TENS, referred brow pain was relieved more than globe pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66103.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Whitacre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery; D005123:Eye / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008028:Light Coagulation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D059408:Pain Management; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000601:surgery; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation