Prospective cohort study investigating frequency and risk factors for acute pain 1 day after refractive surgery.

Jason Betz Elyana Vittoria Tessa LocatelliBrooke M HarknessMaricarmen Perez-BlancoSteven J EveristSiting ChenRichard StutzmanWinston ChamberlainAfshan NanjiJodi LapidusSue A AicherAnat Galor

Published in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2024)

A majority of individuals report moderate or greater pain within 24 hours of refractive surgery. Hispanic ethnicity and eye pain prior to surgery were associated with self-reported acute postsurgical pain.

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