Patient Intraoperative Experience In A Single Incision Non-Ovd Icl Implantation Comparing With Smile

The purpose of this study is to identify the intraoperative experience of patients undergoing our modified manual irrigation ICL implantation technique by comparison with femtosecond laser small incision lens extraction (SMILE) through a questionnaire survey. It aims to understand patients' intraoperative experience of the two surgical methods and evaluate the impact of the novel technique on the intraoperative experience of patients after shortening the operation time.

Considering that SMILE is a surgical method with good patient experience and satisfaction among myopia correction surgery, after the completion of the first part of the randomized controlled study, patients' intraoperative experience of the modified manual irrigation ICL technique was investigated through its comparison with that of SMILE.

The study employed a questionnaire survey of intraoperative experience administered 2 hours after the operation. The research team constructed a patient surgical experience questionnaire based on a surgical experience model as the theoretical framework. Content validity analysis, factor analysis for constructive validity evaluation, and reliability testing were conducted to ensure the questionnaire's validity and reliability. Statistical analysis was performed to compare the intraoperative experience of participants between the modified manual irrigation ICL implantation group and SMILE.

The results revealed no statistically significant disparity in the sense of pain between the two groups during surgery. Patients in the modified manual irrigation ICL group reported lower scores in certain aspects, indicating better self-feeling of their surgical experience, while patients in the SMILE group had better perception of the operational environment.

Compared with the intraoperative experience of SMILE patients, this novel ICL implantation technique achieves the same level of intraoperative experience as SMILE, especially in the sense of patients' self-feeling.