Attitudes and understanding of premium intraocular lenses in cataract surgery: a public health sector patient survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate patient understanding of, and attitudes to, premium (toric, extended depth of focus/multifocal) intraocular lenses (premIOLs) in public health sector patients undergoing cataract surgery (CS) in the UK.

Methods

A 12 question survey with Likert scale questions was designed, to assess patient attitudes to post-operative spectacle dependence, refractive target and desirability of spectacle independence whilst considering possible complications of dysphotopsias and need for premIOL exchange/adjustment.

Results

360 surveys were collected. CS had not been performed in 66.5%. Separate spectacles were worn for reading and distance in 28.8%, 19.2% had varifocals, 11.2% bifocals, 22.9% reading glasses only and 1.6% computer glasses only. Contact lenses

SUBMITTER: Jameel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10764870 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature