Satisfaction Rate After Laser Correction Of Presbyopia (Presbyond) Among Patients Aged 40 Years And Older In Taif, Saudi Arabia

To evaluate patients satisfaction rate after presbyopia laser correction 

Study design 

cross sectional study with duration of four years from 1st of January 2019 to 1st of February 2023

study setting 

phone call interview for patients who had presbyond laser surgery

Methods
This was a cross-sectional study adopted among patients who had Presbyond surgery in Saudi Arabia, and were aged 40 years and older. The data was collected by conducting phone interviews to increase the response rate with a prepared questionnaire that was studied to achieve equality between participants to determine whether they were satisfied or not about the results after this surgery. The contact information was retrieved based on hospital records about patients who underwent Presbyond surgery. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 22 (Released 2013; IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, United States). The data was collected for the period beginning on the first of January 2019 until the first of February 2023.

 a significant number of participants (28.1%, n=25) reported experiencing complete improvement and returning to normal life within 1-30 days after surgery. A slightly larger percentage (39.2%, n=35) experienced this within 1-3 months. Most of the participants (80.9%, n=72) reported an overall improvement in their quality of life after the surgery. This included activities .This indicates that the surgery had a positive impact on their daily lives and activities. In terms of recommendations, a total of 49 (55.1%, n=49) . The study found that the mean patients’ satisfaction score after one month of surgery is 2.494 units higher than the mean satisfaction score before surgery. This difference was statistically significant (p < .001).
 

The majority of participants did not experience any problems during the surgery, and most were able to resume their normal activities within a relatively brief period of time. The surgery achieved its goals for the majority of participants, resulting in an improvement in their quality of life. However, some short-term discomfort or adjustment period was reported. Overall, the participants were satisfied with the surgery, with the majority being very likely to recommend it to others. There is room for improvement in addressing concerns such as blurred vision, the need for glasses, and dry eyes.