Corneal sensation after small incision, sutureless, one-handed phacoemulsification.
Corneal sensitivity was measured in 60 eyes preoperatively and at one day, one week, and one month after small incision, sutureless, one-handed phacoemulsification performed by the same surgeon using the same technique. Corneal sensation remained normal at the center and the 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions. Decreased corneal sensation was found over the width of the scleral tunnel incision at the limbus, extending in a wedge-shaped sector not encompassing the central cornea.
Chicago Cornea Research Center, Tinley Park, Illinois, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003315:Cornea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification / Q000379:methods*; D012677:Sensation; D013537:Sutures