The effects of cataract surgery on autonomic heart rate control: a prospective cross-sectional and analytical study

CONCLUSION: Throughout the intraocular lens implantation cataract surgery, there was an increase in parasympathetic modulation and a decrease in the sympathetic component of the heart rate (HR). We propose that this result is attributable to the supine position of the patients during surgery and the trigeminal reflex.
Source: Clinics - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research