Ocular surface sensitivity repeatability with Cochet-Bonnet esthesiometer

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 183-189

  Chao, Cecilia ^a   Stapleton, Fiona ^a   Badarudin, Ezailina ^a   Golebiowski, Blanka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cochet Bonnet esthesiometer; Conjunctival mechanical threshold; Corneal mechanical threshold; Ocular surface sensitivity; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

OPTOMETERS;

COCHET-BONNET ESTHESIOMETER; CONJUNCTIVAL MECHANICAL THRESHOLD; CORNEAL MECHANICAL THRESHOLD; REPEATABILITY; SURFACE SENSITIVITY;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ADULT; CALIBRATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; OPTOMETRY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSATION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CALIBRATION; CONJUNCTIVA; CORNEA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC NERVE; OPTOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925936151     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000472     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Stapleton F, Marfurt C, Golebiowski B, Rosenblatt M, Bereiter D, Begley C, Dartt D, Gallar J, Belmonte C, Hamrah P, Willcox M. The TFOS International Workshop on Contact Lens Discomfort: report of the subcommittee on neurobiology. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2013;54:TFOS71-97.
2. Cousen P, Cackett P, Bennett H, Swa K, Dhillon B. Tear production and corneal sensitivity in diabetes. J Diabetes Complications 2007;21:371-3.
3. Rosenberg ME, Tervo TM, Immonen IJ, Muller LJ, Gronhagen-Riska C, Vesaluoma MH. Corneal structure and sensitivity in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2000;41:2915-21.
4. Bonini S, Lambiase A, Rama P, Caprioglio G, Aloe L. Topical treatment with nerve growth factor for neurotrophic keratitis. Ophthalmology 2000;107:1347-51.
5. Benítez Del Castillo JM, Del Rio T, Iradier T, Hernandez JL, Castillo A, Garcia-Sanchez J. Decrease in tear secretion and corneal sensitivity after laser in situ keratomileusis. Cornea 2001;20:30-2.
6. Chuck RS, Quiros PA, Perez AC, McDonnell PJ. Corneal sensation after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg 2000;26:337-9.
7. Chao C, Golebiowski B, Stapleton F. The role of corneal innervation in LASIK-induced neuropathic dry eye. Ocul Surf 2014;12:32-45.
8. Bergenske PD, Polse KA. The effect of rigid gas permeable lenses on corneal sensitivity. J Am Optom Assoc 1987;58:212-5.
9. Golebiowski B, Papas EB, Stapleton F. Corneal and conjunctival sensory function: the impact on ocular surface sensitivity of change from low to high oxygen transmissibility contact lenses. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012;53:1177-81.
10. Situ P, Simpson TL, Jones LW, Fonn D. Effects of silicone hydrogel contact lens wear on ocular surface sensitivity to tactile, pneumatic mechanical, and chemical stimulation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2010;51:6111-7.
11. Jalbert I, Chao C, Stapleton F, Ashby B, Golebiowski B. Associations between corneal nerve density, corneal sensitivity, and tear substance P in lens wearers. Optom Vis Sci 2012;89: E-abstract 120722.
12. Golebiowski B, Papas E, Stapleton F. Assessing the sensory function of the ocular surface: implications of use of a non-contact air jet aesthesiometer versus the Cochet-Bonnet aesthesiometer. Exp Eye Res 2011;92:408-13.
13. Cochet P, Bonnet R. L'esthesie corneenne. Clin Ophtalmol 1960;4:3-27.
14. Murphy PJ, Patel S, Marshall J. A new non-contact corneal aesthesiometer (NCCA). Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 1996;16:101-7.
15. Millodot M, Larson W. Effect of bending of the nylon thread of the Cochet-Bonnet aesthesiometer upon the recorded pressure. Contact Lens 1967;1:5-7.
16. Adatia FA, Michaeli-Cohen A, Naor J, Caffery B, Bookman A, Slomovic A. Correlation between corneal sensitivity, subjective dry eye symptoms and corneal staining in Sjogren's syndrome. Can J Ophthalmol 2004;39:767-71.
17. Battat L, Macri A, Dursun D, Pflugfelder SC. Effects of laser in situ keratomileusis on tear production, clearance, and the ocular surface. Ophthalmology 2001;108:1230-5.
18. Nejima R, Miyata K, Tanabe T, Okamoto F, Hiraoka T, Kiuchi T, Oshika T. Corneal barrier function, tear film stability, and corneal sensation after photorefractive keratectomy and laser in situ keratomileusis. Am J Ophthalmol 2005;139:64-71.
19. Tavakoli M, Kallinikos PA, Efron N, Boulton AJ, Malik RA. Corneal sensitivity is reduced and relates to the severity of neuropathy in patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care 2007;30:1895-7.
20. Schwartz DE. Corneal sensitivity in diabetics. Arch Ophthalmol 1974;91:174-8.
21. Hamrah P, Cruzat A, Dastjerdi MH, Zheng L, Shahatit BM, Bayhan HA, Dana R, Pavan-Langston D. Corneal sensation and subbasal nerve alterations in patients with herpes simplex keratitis: an in vivo confocal microscopy study. Ophthalmology 2010;117:1930-6.
22. Millodot M, Owens H. Sensitivity and fragility in keratoconus. Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 1983;61:908-17.
23. Zabala M, Archila EA. Corneal sensitivity and topogometry in keratoconus. CLAO J 1988;14:210-2.
24. Golebiowski B. The Sensitivity of Ocular Surface during Contact Lens Wear. PhD thesis. University of New South Wales; 2006.
25. Bland JM, Altman DG. Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinicalmeasurement. Lancet 1986;1:307-10.
26. Norn MS. Conjunctival sensitivity in normal eyes. Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 1973;51:58-66.
27. Stapleton F, Tan ME, Papas EB, Ehrmann K, Golebiowski B, Vega J, Holden BA. Corneal and conjunctival sensitivity to air stimuli. Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:1547-51.
28. Acosta MC, Tan ME, Belmonte C, Gallar J. Sensations evoked by selective mechanical, chemical, and thermal stimulation of the conjunctiva and cornea. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2001;42:2063-7.
29. Millodot M. Effect of long-term wear of hard contact lenses on corneal sensitivity. Arch Ophthalmol 1978;96:1225-7.
30. Golebiowski B, Papas E, Stapleton F. Corneal mechanical sensitivity measurement using a staircase technique. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2005;25:246-53.
31. Darwish T, Brahma A, O'Donnell C, Efron N. Subbasal nerve fiber regeneration after LASIK and LASEK assessed by noncontact esthesiometry and in vivo confocalmicroscopy: prospective study. J Cataract Refract Surg 2007;33:1515-21.
32. Robertson DM, Cavanagh HD. The clinical and cellular basis of contact lens-related corneal infections: a review. Clin Ophthalmol 2008;2:907-17.
33. Sun TT, Lavker RM. Corneal epithelial stem cells: past, present, and future. J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc 2004;9:202-7.
34. Secker GA, Daniels JT. Limbal epithelial stem cells of the cornea. In: Stem Book. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Stem Cell Institute; 2008.
35. Agrawal VB, Tsai RJ. Corneal epithelial wound healing. Indian J Ophthalmol 2003;51:5-15.
36. Dua HS, Azuara-Blanco A. Limbal stem cells of the corneal epithelium. Surv Ophthalmol 2000;44:415-25.
37. Dua HS, Watson NJ, Mathur RM, Forrester JV. Corneal epithelial cell migration in humans: 'hurricane and blizzard keratopathy'. Eye 1993;7:53-8.
38. Patel DV, McGhee CN. In vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy confirms that the human corneal sub-basal nerve plexus is a highly dynamic structure. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008;49:3409-12.
39. Toker E, Asfuroglu E. Corneal and conjunctival sensitivity in patients with dry eye: the effect of topical cyclosporine therapy. Cornea 2010;29:133-40.
40. Murphy PJ, Lawrenson JG, Patel S, Marshall J. Reliability of the noncontact corneal aesthesiometer and its comparison with the Cochet-Bonnet aesthesiometer. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 1998;18:532-9.
41. Ruskell GL. Innervation of the conjunctiva. Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K 1985;104:390-5.
42. Belmonte C, Aracil A, Acosta MC, Luna C, Gallar J. Nerves and sensations from the eye surface. Ocul Surf 2004;2:248-53.
43. Belmonte C, Garcia Hirschfeld J, Gallar J. Neurobiology of ocular pain. Prog Retin Eye Res 1997;16:117-56.
44. Lawrenson JG, Ruskell GL. Investigation of limbal touch sensitivity using a Cochet-Bonnet aesthesiometer. Br J Ophthalmol 1993;77:339-43.
45. Vega JA, Simpson TL, Fonn D. A noncontact pneumatic esthesiometer for measurement of ocular sensitivity: a preliminary report. Cornea 1999;18:675-81.
46. Belmonte C, Gallar J, Pozo MA, Rebollo I. Excitation by irritant chemical substances of sensory afferent units in the cat's cornea. J Physiol 1991;437:709-25.
47. Tanelian DL, Beuerman RW. Responses of rabbit corneal nociceptors to mechanical and thermal stimulation. Exp Neurol 1984;84:165-78.