Bandage Contact Lens Application Reduces Fibrotic Wound Healing of Flap Margins after FS-LASIK: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 2

Self-reported symptoms after FS-LASIK with or without postoperative BCL application.

Score	Number of patients reporting
Pain	BCL eyes	Control eyes	0.041
0	22	15
1	15	14
2	3	10
3	1	2
Photophobia			0.003
0	0	0
1	35	24
2	6	17
3	0	0
Foreign-body sensation			0.001
0	8	27
1	29	12
2	4	2
3	0	0
Tears			0.118
0	14	6
1	20	28
2	7	6
3	0	1

Patients underwent bilateral femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (FS-LASIK surgery) followed by application of a bandage contact lens (BCL) to one eye (BCL eyes) but not the other (Control eyes). Symptom scores were self-reported: 0, not present; 1, mild; 2, moderate; 3, severe.