The added effect of preoperative nepafenac on pain and discomfort following alcohol-assisted photorefractive keratectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of preoperative nepafenac on pain following alcohol-assisted photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Settings: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center—a tertiary medical center. Design: Observational case-series. Methods: Setting : Refractive center. Study Population : 205 PRK pa...

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Publicado en:Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology pp. 1 - 12
Autores principales: Levinger, Eliya, Gomel, Nir, Hirsh, Ami, Tenne, Maya, Achiron, Asaf, Levinger, Nadav, Levinger, Shmuel, Shemesh, Nadav, Abulafia, Adi, Mimouni, Michael, Sorkin, Nir
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Publicado: Sage Publications Inc. 6/24/2025
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          Levinger, Eliya
          Gomel, Nir
          Hirsh, Ami
          Tenne, Maya
          Achiron, Asaf
          Levinger, Nadav
          Levinger, Shmuel
          Shemesh, Nadav
          Abulafia, Adi
          Mimouni, Michael
          Sorkin, Nir
        affil: Conceptualization, Department of Ophthalmology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Weizzman 6, Tel Aviv 6423906 Israel Enaim Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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          Premedication
          Antiinflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Therapeutic Use
          Ophthalmic Solutions Therapeutic Use
          Pain Management
          Keratectomy, Photorefractive
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          Female
          Male
          Adult
          Nonexperimental Studies
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          Acetaminophen Administration and Dosage
          Oxycodone Administration and Dosage
          Naloxone Administration and Dosage
          Photophobia
          Visual Acuity
          Nausea and Vomiting
          Visual Analog Scaling
          Kruskal-Wallis Test
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          Analysis of Variance
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          Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
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      ab: Purpose: To evaluate the effect of preoperative nepafenac on pain following alcohol-assisted photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Settings: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center—a tertiary medical center. Design: Observational case-series. Methods: Setting : Refractive center. Study Population : 205 PRK patients grouped randomly into five according to pain-management protocols: (1) paracetamol/ibuprofen (Parac-Ibupr group, n = 39), (2) high-dose oxycodone/naloxone only (Oxy-only group, n = 45), (3) oxycodone/naloxone and postoperative 0.1%-nepafenac (Oxy-Nep group, n = 36), (4) oxycodone/naloxone and preoperative and postoperative 0.1%-nepafenac (Nep-Oxy-Nep group, n = 42), and (5) preoperative and postoperative 0.1%-nepafenac only (Nep-only group, n = 43). Preoperative nepafenac was administered three times daily for 2 days. Main Outcome Measures : Mean and maximal pain levels (postop days 1–5), duration of tearing/photophobia, number of pain tablets taken, uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), side effects and epithelial healing delay. Results: Mean pain scores differed significantly between groups (p < 0.001)—lowest in groups receiving preop nepafenac (Nep-only: 1.8 ± 1.6, Nep-Oxy-Nep: 2.3 ± 1.5) compared to the Oxy-Nep (3.2 ± 1.9), Oxy-only (3.8 ± 1.7), and Parac-Ibupr (4.8 ± 1.6) groups. Similar findings were observed with maximal pain scores. Total number of pain tablets taken was lowest in the Nep-only group. Duration of photophobia was shortest in groups receiving preoperative nepafenac (p < 0.001). Duration of tearing was longest in the Parac-Ibupr group (p < 0.001). Nausea/vomiting occurred in 20% of the Oxy-only group (p < 0.001). There were four cases of delayed epithelial healing—all in groups not treated with nepafenac. One-month UCVA did not differ between groups. No additional independent factors were found to be associated with pain except age. Conclusion: Adding preoperative nepafenac significantly reduced pain and photophobia with complete epithelial healing. Addition of oral opiates to nepafenac treatment had little analgetic benefit.
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