[Corneal sensitivity after photocoagulation for diabetic retinopathy].
Corneal sensitivity was determined with the Draeger aesthesiometer in 39 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy who underwent treatment with a xenon photocoagulator or argon laser. In 29 patients measurements were performed before and after photocoagulation; in 10 patients the unaffected eye was used for comparison. Statistical evaluation showed a significant difference between the mean values for corneal touch threshold before and after argon laser coagulation. After xenon photocoagulation, corneal sensitivity was reduced in all patients (n = 7). It was shown that corneal sensitivity was significant lower after xenon photo coagulation than with argon laser coagulation.
D000328:Adult; D003315:Cornea / Q000502:physiology*; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008028:Light Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D014110:Touch
Die Hornhautsensibilität nach Lichtkoagulation bei diabetischer Retinopathie.