Corneal Reinnervation and Sensitivity Recovery after Pterygium Excision

Table 1

Corneal sensitivity in the nasal, superior, temporal, inferior, and central quadrants in both controls and pterygium patients.

Cochet–Bonnet esthesiometer results	Control (mm)	Preop (mm)	10 d postop (mm)	1 m postop (mm)	3 m postop (mm)	F	value
Nasal	58.06 ± 1.67	42.61 ± 2.21	56.70 ± 0.72	58.18 ± 0.96	58.64 ± 0.59	37.03	<0.01
Superior	54.17 ± 1.53	57.73 ± 0.64	56.36 ± 0.88	57.50 ± 1.43	58.64 ± 0.75	0.95	0.40
Temporal	60 ± 0	59.55 ± 0.31	60 ± 0	59.55 ± 0.45	60 ± 0	1.15	0.32
Inferior	58.33 ± 1.14	59.77 ± 0.23	58.86 ± 0.46	59.55 ± 0.31	59.32 ± 0.37	1.14	0.34
Central	59.72 ± 0.28	60 ± 0	60 ± 0	60 ± 0	60 ± 0	—	—