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Title: | Subjective visual experience and pain level during phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation under topical anesthesia | Authors: | Yaylalı, Volkan Yıldırım, Cem Tatlıpınar, Sinan Demirlenk, İbrahim Arık, Sevda Özden, Serap |
Keywords: | Cataract surgery Pain Phacoemulsification Topical anesthesia Visual experience adult aged article aspiration capsulorhexis cataract cataract extraction clinical article controlled study cornea dissection experience eye color eye pain eye surgery female human lens implant lens implantation light light intensity male pain threshold phacoemulsification scale up scoring system surgical technique topical anesthesia vision visual impairment Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Anesthesia, Local Anesthetics, Local Female Humans Lens Implantation, Intraocular Male Middle Aged Pain Measurement Perceptual Disorders Prospective Studies Sensation Disorders Visual Acuity |
Abstract: | Purpose: To investigate the subjective visual experiences and pain during the phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation under topical anesthesia, and whether these parameters change according to the stage of phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Methods: Forty eyes of 40 patients with cataract undergoing phacoemulsification and IOL implantation under topical anesthesia were included in this study. The patients were told that they would be asked about their visual experiences and pain level, if any, during every stage of the surgery. As for degree of the pain, a 5-grade scale was used. The surgery was divided into 9 stages, i.e., clear corneal incision, continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis, side-port incisions at 3 and 9 o'clock positions, hydrodissection, nuclear rotation, phacoemulsification, bimanual irrigation and aspiration, IOL implantation, apposition of corneal incisions with stromal hydration. Results: All subjects (100%) reported that they had seen some kind of light during the operation. Thirty-eight patients (95%) said that they had seen one or more colors. In 32 patients (80%), the light intensity decreased, and colors blurred significantly following the hydrodissection. As for the pain level during surgery, the overall pain score was found to be 0.40. The highest mean pain score was noted during IOL implantation stage followed by phacoemulsification and bimanual irrigation-aspiration. Conclusion: Topical anesthesia is both a safe and effective method for small-incision clear corneal phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Patients may experience visual sensations, and the pain felt during the operation is low and tolerable. Visual experiences and pain level may change according to the stage of phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Copyright © 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11499/5203 https://doi.org/10.1159/000073071 |
ISSN: | 0030-3755 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection Tıp Fakültesi Koleksiyonu WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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