[Corneal sensitivity in patients undergoing extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate pre- and postoperative corneal sensitivity in patients undergoing ECCE with PC IOL implantation.


METHODS
Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lódź.


METHODS
One hundred and twenty patients (age range: 33-92 years) were examined for corneal sensitivity with electroaesthesiometer before surgery and after 4, 14 days, and 3, 6 months postoperatively. The measurements were performed in 5 different locations of the cornea in each case. In 41% of patients we found coexisting diseases such as glaucoma, myopia, diabetes and other.


RESULTS
Corneal sensitivity decreased postoperatively. The lowest mean value was observed 3 months after surgery. It increased after next 3 months, but was still lower than preoperatively. The preoperative sensitivity was lower in the group of patients with coexisting diseases, while its postoperative decrease was relatively smaller.
Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Oczu AM w Lodzi.
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Bogorodzki
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Nowakowska
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Omulecki
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017288:Pain Threshold; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric