VISUAL AND REFRACTIVE COMPLAINTS ON PRESBYOPIC PATIENTS OF PORTUGAL
Published 2022 - 26th ESCRS Winter Meeting
Reference: FP59 | Type: Abstracts | DOI: 10.82333/wn53-wk31
Authors: José Salgado-Borges* 1 , Francesc March de Ribot 2 , Filipa Ferreira 3 , Alberto Silva 3
1Ophthalmology,Clinica Oftalmológica Salgado Borges,Porto,Portugal, 2Ophthalmology, Girona Hospital, Girona University, Catalunya,Girona,Spain;Ophthalmology,Girona Hospital, Girona University, Catalunya,Girona,Spain, 3Vision Care,Essilor,Lisboa,Portugal
Purpose
Evaluate presbyopic Portuguese population habits and eye complaints regarding visual demands as a system to detect potential indications and/or complications of refractive and presbyopic surgery.
Setting
Methods
An email invitation to an online cross-sectional survey was sent to patients from ophthalmology clinics and optical practices in Portugal from September to November 2020. Answers to the questionnaire were analysed using statistical analysis.
Results
833 respondents based in Portugal participated with valid anonymous responses, females 551 (66.1%), and males 282 (33.8%). The most frequent refractive problem was ametropia, astigmatism (47%) and myopia (43%). The first major symptom of presbyopia was difficulty reading smaller letters; 90% had the first symptoms at the age of 40. Almost half of the respondents (45%) were unaware of the “concept” of presbyopia. More than half of the population (54%) identifies a lot of discomfort caused by increasing of dry eye symptoms according to more intense digital work and lensfogging up when using the mask.
Conclusion
The findings provide an idea of the challenges of refractive and presbyopic surgery. In a society highly dependent on vision, it is essential to focus on signs and symptoms that lead to ophthalmologic conditions. The increased demand for refractive and cataract surgery presbyopic or not and the complications and necessity for detecting dry eye disease before and after surgery are very important to consider nowadays.