H18.9
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients undergoing phototherapeutic keratectomy
Sponsors
Unimedizin Mainz
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Ability to understand the informed consent -Consent to participate in the study -Uncomplicated performance of phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Corneal diseases other than those leading to the indication -History of herpes infection in the study eye -History of ocular surgeries except for uncomplicated cataract surgery > 3 months prior to study start -Regular use of analgesics -Chronic pain -Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain at the first postoperative day on the numerical rating scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Pain on the visual analogue scale (VAS) -Assessment of overall pain intensity (from the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire) -Assessment of four sensory pain components (from the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire) -Epiphora / foreign body sensation / photophobia -Need for systemic analgesics | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactCarolin Kolb-Wetterau
Unimedizin Mainz
Outcome results
None listed