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Tear break-up time (TBUT), Schirmer\u2019s I test, Cochet\u2013Bonnet esthesiometry and in vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy was carried out and the OSDI questionnaire was filled out. All tests were assessed before and 1 month after the surgery. Results: there were 32 (66.7%) women; 16 (33.3%) men, mean age was 74.08 \u00b1 5.37. Mean TBUT at baseline was 8.6 \u00b1 1.9 s, after the surgery, it was 7.7 \u00b1 2.7 s, p = 0.004. Schirmer\u2019s I test was 8.7 \u00b1 3.9 mm versus 8.1 \u00b1 3.7 mm, p = 0.002. Mean corneal nerve density at baseline was 15.70 \u00b1 2.34 and at the first postoperative month 14.94 \u00b1 1.48 mm\/mm2, p = 0.02. The OSDI questionnaire score increased from 12.15 \u00b1 10.34 before the surgery to 13.79 \u00b1 10.88 in the first postoperative month, p = 0.001. 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