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Pain during immediately sequential bilateral refractive lens exchange: a comparison between fellow-eyes

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First Author: P.Trottier CANADA

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Abstract Details

Purpose:

To evaluate if there is a difference in pain perception between fellow eyes in immediately sequential bilateral refractive lens exchange.

Setting:

Lasik MD Quebec, Quebec City (Quebec), Canada. Lasik MD Saguenay, Saguenay (Quebec), Canada.

Methods:

We performed immediately sequential bilateral refractive lens exchange surgery in 160 patients. All patients were then asked which eye, if any, was the most painful.

Results:

In that study, a higher degree of pain was reported during second-eye surgery by 64% of patients, 11% reported more pain in the first eye, and 24% reported equal pain in both eyes. There was no difference toward a higher degree of pain during the second-eye surgery in patients of any gender.

Conclusions:

The majority of patients found the surgery of the second eye more painful. Some possible explanations can be psychological, pharmacological or physiological.

Financial Disclosure:

None