Epidemiology of persistent post-surgical pain manifesting as dry eye-like symptoms after cataract surgery

Autor: Anat Galor, Carol L. Karp, Ravin Sajnani, Victoria S. Chang, Sophia Raia, Constantine D. Sarantopoulos, Roy C. Levitt, Allister Gibbons
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Popis: PURPOSE To evaluate the epidemiology of persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) manifesting as dry eye (DE)-like symptoms 6 months after surgery. METHODS This single-center study included 119 individuals whose cataract surgeries were performed by a single surgeon at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and who agreed to participate in a phone survey 6 months after surgery. Patients were divided into 2 groups: the PPP group was defined as those with a Dry Eye Questionnaire-5 score ≥6 and without PPP as those with a Dry Eye Questionnaire-5 score
Databáze: OpenAIRE