Effect of topical cyclopentolate on post-operative pain after pterygium surgery.
Clin Exp Optom
; 100(6): 595-597, 2017 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-28125856
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of topical cyclopentolate following pterygium surgery for post-operative ocular pain.METHODS:
All participants had nasal pterygium and underwent pterygium excision and conjunctival autografting with fibrin glue. Participants were randomised into two groups. Participants in group 1 received one per cent cyclopentolate eye drops and artificial tears upon completing surgery and were prescribed self-administered drops three times daily for three days, while participants in group 2 received a control (artificial tears) in a manner identical to group 1. Data were gathered regarding post-operative pain intensity experienced during each of the three days. Pain was graded from zero to 10 according to a visual analogue scale, in which zero signified no pain and 10 signified severe, unbearable pain.RESULTS:
This study analysed data regarding 38 participants in group 1 and 40 participants in group 2. Results were defined as median with interquartile range (IQR); median of the pain scores at days one, two and three were as follows, respectively 4 (IQR 2), 2.5 (IQR 1) and 2 (IQR 1.25) for group 1 and 5 (IQR 1), 3 (IQR 1.75) and 3 (IQR 1) for group 2. Pain scores were significantly lower for group 1 compared with group 2 at days one, two and three (p < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Topical cyclopentolate seems to be effective and well tolerated following pterygium surgery for post-operative ocular pain.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pain, Postoperative
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Pterygium
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Cyclopentolate
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Eye Pain
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Mydriatics
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Exp Optom
Journal subject:
OPTOMETRIA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Turkey