How long does the recovery of corneal sensitivity in different corneal regions take after LASEK?  

作　　者：Ali Mirzajani Aria Bouyeh Fatemeh Khezri Ebrahim Jafarzadehpur Farid Karimian 

机构地区：[1]Rehabilitation Research Center,Department of Optometry,School of Rehabilitation Sciences,Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran 1449614535,Iran [2]Ophthalmic Research Center,Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Tehran 1983963113,Iran

出　　处：《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》2023年第12期2056-2062,共7页国际眼科杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：AIM:To determine the corneal sensitivity recovery period after laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy(LASEK)refractive surgery and investigate the effects of ablation depth on it.METHODS:In this study examinations were performed on 90 right eyes of 90 people(34 males and 56 females)with an age range of 20-35 and an average of 22.26±3.8 years old.A sensation of 5 corneal regions,including the center and 4 mid-peripheral regions,i.e.,nasal,inferior,temporal,and superior,each at a distance of 2 mm from the center of the cornea were measured with a Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer device in 3-time points including before LASEK,1 and 3mo after the surgery,respectively.LASEK was performed on individuals with stabilized myopia of -1.00 to -7.00 diopters and astigmatism of less than 2.00 diopters.Furthermore,the individuals were divided into three groups regarding ablation depth.RESULTS:The highest level of corneal sensitivity before surgery was related to the center of the cornea(59.1±7.76),and the highest level of corneal sensitivity loss was also related to this region.The sensation of all measured corneal regions significantly reduced 1mo postoperatively and returned to their preoperative levels 3mo after surgery(mean of 5 corneal regions in levels of preoperation:58.2±6.48,1mo postoperation:57.3±5.84,3mo postoperation:58.2±5.49;P<0.05).A significant relationship was found between ablation depth and corneal sensitivity changes in the center and temporal regions(P<0.05).CONCLUSION:Corneal sensitivity in myopia and low astigmatism decreases after LASEK and reaches the preoperative level within 3mo.The depth of ablation during surgery affected the recovery of corneal sensitivity.

关 键 词：refractive surgery laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy corneal sensitivity ablation depth refractive error 

分 类 号：R779.6[医药卫生—眼科]