Table 4:
Ocular pain symptoms and artificial tear use reported by those with persistent post-surgical pain after cataract surgery (defined as a Dry Eye Questionnaire-5 score of 6 or greater) and those without
| PPP (n=41) |
WoPPP (n=78) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average ocular pain over 1 week recall in (worse) operated eye, mean (SD) | 1.73 (2.2) | 0.15 (0.7) | <0.0005 |
| Spontaneous ocular burning in (worse) operated eye, mean (SD) | 1.15 (2.0) | 0.04 (0.3) | 0.001 |
| Sensitivity to wind, mean (SD) | 1.56 (2.6) | 0.15 (0.6) | 0.001 |
| Sensitivity to light, mean (SD) | 3.51 (3.5) | 0.85 (1.9) | <0.0005 |
| Uses of artificial tears per day, mean (SD) | 2.05 (1.9) | 0.24 (0.6) | <0.0005 |
PPP: Persistent Post-surgical Pain, WoPPP: Without Persistent Post-surgical Pain, SD: Standard Deviation