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    Efeito do uso de lente escleral cosmética na sensibilidade tátil corneal em phthisis bulbi
    (Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia, 2004-10-01) Lucci, Lucia Miriam Dumont [UNIFESP]; Itami, Cristina Nagako [UNIFESP]; Alves, Rosana Francisco [UNIFESP]; Montesano, Fabio Tadeu [UNIFESP]; Osaki, Midori Hentona [UNIFESP]; Sant'anna, Ana Estela B. P.p. [UNIFESP]; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
    PURPOSE: To compare corneal sensitivity between normal eyes and those whith phthisis bulbi and also to analyze the alterations of corneal sensitivity in phthisis bulbi induced by wearing ocular prosthesis. METHODS: Prospective study of 23 patients with unilateral phthisis bulbi. Bilateral cornea sensitivity was evaluated using the Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer before and after 3 months of wearing ocular prosthesis. RESULTS: In all patients, corneal sensitivity of the eye with phthisis bulbi was lower than that of the normal eye (control). In 96% there was decrease of corneal sensitivity after adaptation of ocular prosthesis. CONCLUSION: After wearing ocular prosthesis, there is a reduction in corneal sensitivity in phthisis bulbi. The pathophysiology seems to be the same as that found in contact lens wearers.