Pain response and symptoms in photorefractive keratectomy: mechanical de-epithelization compared with transepithelial ablation.

Priscila RymerBernardo Kaplan MoscoviciRachel GomesBraulio CoutoPaulo F G M M TiernoMauro Campos

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia (2021)

Our results showed that pain scores were significantly lower in the mechanical photorefractive keratectomy-treated eyes than in the transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy-treated eyes on postoperative day 1, which may have provided greater patient comfort after surgery and led patients to prefer the mechanical photorefractive keratectomy technique.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
newly diagnosed
optical coherence tomography
pain management
end stage renal disease
neuropathic pain
ejection fraction
case report
patient reported outcomes
physical activity
spinal cord injury
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
light emitting