Satisfaction And Quality Of Life After Cataract Surgery: Impact Of Sociodemographic Characteristics, Perceived Stress And Prior Knowledge Regarding The Surgery
Published 2025 - 43rd Congress of the ESCRS
Reference: PP11.06 | Type: Free paper | DOI: 10.82333/qtzf-mq30
Authors: Nuno Cruz* 1 , Inês Figueiredo 1 , Conceição Lobo 2 , Miguel Raimundo 2
1Ophthalmology,Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra,Coimbra,Portugal, 2Ophthalmology,Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra,Coimbra,Portugal;Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra,Coimbra,Portugal;Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra,Coimbra,Portugal
Purpose
To analyze the satisfaction with vision of patients implanted with monfocal, extended depth of focus (EDoF) or trifocal intraocular lenses (IOL) and to correlate the impact of sociodemographic characteristics, habits and prior knowledge of the related surgery.
Setting
Clínica Rementería, Madrid, Spain
Methods
A questionnaire was performed by 92 subjects with sociodemographic data, questions related to maximum education’s level, perceived stress, prior knowledge of visual health and cataract surgery and satisfaction with vision. The satisfaction with vision in these patients and its relationship with the information collected in the questionnaire was analyzed. Patients completed the questionnaire before and after the surgery, and relevant issues were considered at each time point (i.e., knowledge of the surgery was prior information that was not taken into account afterward).
Results
The results showed no differences between satisfaction with general vision and the implanted lens (ANOVA; p=0.307). For distance vision, all groups obtained similar satisfaction scores (ANOVA, p=0.429). For near vision, satisfaction with trifocal IOLs showed statistically significant differences (p=0.001). Satisfaction with distance vision was more correlated to general satisfaction (r=0.832) than near vision (r=0.619). Based on their education, there were no significant differences between patients with low and high education level (p=0.07). The perceived stress levels were not related to overall vision satisfaction (p˃0.05). Prior knowledge of the issue did not show a direct relationship with postoperative satisfaction (p=0.07).
Conclusions
Overall, all patients were satisfied with their general and distance vision. For near tasks, those patients with monofocal IOLs showed less satisfaction rates. The questionnaire showed that some factors beyond the visual performance could mediate the final satisfaction of patients. The use of appropriate questionnaires could be a valuable tool for the analysis of patient’s satisfaction after cataract’s surgery.