ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2015
Perceived Pain during Cataract Surgery with Topical Anesthesia: A Comparison between First-Eye and Second-Eye Surgery.
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Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of music therapy on physiological response and anxiety in perioperative ophthalmic patients: a systematic review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Pooled it
- Chloroprocaine 3% Gel as a Novel Ocular Topical Anesthetic: Results from a Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery.Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics · 2024Trial
- The Effect of Binaural Beat Audio on Operative Pain and Anxiety in Cataract Surgery under Topical Anaesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Crossover clinical trial of pain relief in cataract surgery.International ophthalmology · 2018Trial
- Effect of Gabapentin Pretreatment on Hyperalgesia in Older Patients Undergoing Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Intraoperative pain sensitivity and aqueous humor inflammatory cytokine profiles in hepatitis C virus antibody-positive cataract patients.International ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Comparative analysis of iris blood flow after first-eye and second-eye cataract surgeries: insights into increased pain perception in the second eye.BMJ open ophthalmology · 2025Observational
- Changes in aqueous humor cytokines and metabolomics in contralateral eye after unilateral cataract surgery.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Analysis of anxiety and pain in patients undergoing immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery or unilateral cataract surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Second Eye Syndrome: Patients' Perspectives Regarding First Eye versus Second Eye Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation Surgery.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
- Comparison of pain between bilateral ICL surgeries in patients with myopia.BMC ophthalmology · 2024Observational
- Pain perception enhancement in consecutive second-eye phacoemulsification cataract surgeries under topical anesthesia.International journal of ophthalmology · 2024Review
- Evaluating the accuracy of a cataract surgery simulation video in depicting patient experiences under conscious anesthesia.International ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Comparison of Pain between First and Second Operated Eyelids after Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty.Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO · 2023Observational
- Combined Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Keratotomy and Cataract Surgery for Enhancing Refractive Outcomes. An Indonesian Case Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Article
- Sympathetic Nerve-Mediated Fellow Eye Pain During Sequential Cataract Surgery by Regulating Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor CSF3.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2022Article
- Dynamic monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 level as predictors of perceived pain during first and second phacoemulsification eye surgeries in patients with bilateral cataract.BMC ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Correlation between Hyperalgesia and Upregulation of TNF-Journal of immunology research · 2021Article
- Use of Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery (SBCS) to Optimize Parameters Affecting the Subjective Perception of the Procedure.Journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Factors affecting pain in patients undergoing bilateral cataract surgery.International ophthalmology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Purpose. To compare pain scores between first-eye and second-eye cataract surgery and to determine the affecting factors. Methods. 106 first-eye and 53 second-eye cataract surgery patients (mean age: 67 ± 13 and 69 ± 10 years, resp.) were enrolled. The patients completed simplified State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and visual analog scale (VAS) for anxiety questionnaires before surgery, and VAS for pain and Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale questionnaires after surgery. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were recorded perioperatively. Results. A greater proportion of patients who underwent second-eye surgery reported intraoperative pain compared with first-eye surgery patients (85% versus 35%, P < 0.001). The pain scores were higher in second-eye surgery, while the VAS anxiety score was lower in second-eye surgery. Moreover, 31 patients reported greater pain during second-eye surgery than their first one, with higher pain scores than other 22 patients (P = 0.032 and 0.003, resp.). The VAS pain score of these 31 patients was positively correlated with the differences between the intraoperative and postoperative diastolic BP, mean arterial pressure, and HR. Conclusions. Cataract patients were likely to have more pain during second-eye surgery, which may be related to lower preoperative anxiety. Monitoring perioperative BP and HR may help to identify patients with intraoperative pain.
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