Recovery of Sensitivity in the Corneal Graft.

Lee, Ja Young; Kim, Man Soo

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1986;27(5):743-747.
Published online May 1, 1986.

Recovery of Sensitivity in the Corneal Graft.

Ja Young Lee, Man Soo Kim

Department of Ophthalmology, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical College, Seoul, Korea.

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김만수(Man Soo Kim),이자영(Ja Young Lee)

Abstract

In order to clarify the initiation and extent of the recovery of sensitivity in the grafted eyes, the corneal sensitivity was measured on 24 normal eyes and 12 grafted eyes with Cochet-Bonnet aesthesiometer. The sensitivity in the central cornea of the normal eyes was 59 +/- 4mm. The grafted eyes showed a significant difference of sensitivity in the different portion of the recipient peripheral cornea. In the corneal graft, some recovery of sensitivity was observed from the first post-operative month and reached 20 +/- 16mm after after 3-month. The sensitivity in the corneal graft was, however, still much lower than the normal eyes and also than the unsevered peripheral cornea. The sensitivity of the corneal graft showed no significant correlation with the age of graft and with the sensitivity of the recipient peripheral cornea.