Patient satisfaction after cataract surgery using visual functioning questionnaire

Authors

  • Sidra Shakeel Department of Ophthalmology, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Opthalmology, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra University Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Umer Kazi Department of Ophthalmology, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Asif Mashood Qazi Department of Ophthalmology, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Saleh Memon Department of Ophthalmology, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Opthalmology, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra University Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Fateh Memon Department of Ophthalmology, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Opthalmology, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Isra University Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Hina Khan Department of Anatomy, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Anas Tariq Department of Medicine, Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20195533

Keywords:

Cataract surgery, National eye institute visual function questionnaire -25, Vision related quality of life, Visual acuity

Abstract

Background: NEI VFQ-25 questionnaire is widely used to determine different health benefits to patient’s daily activities, social and mental health. The objective of this study was to determine satisfaction of patients undergoing cataract surgery.

Methods: After ethical approval, a cross-sectional study using non-probability convenient sampling technique was done. Post-operative cataract patients between 18-75 years of both gender were included and patients reluctant to participate, <18 years of age or above 75 were excluded. SPSS version 20 was used for data analysis. Scoring of NEI VFQ-25 questionnaire was done. Chi-square test was applied between groups of patients with or without glasses using distant and near visual acuities keeping p-value of ≤0.05 as significant.

Results: Mean age of 100 patients was 58.56±9.63 years, 78 patients were female housewives. Significant improvements in visual acuities was reported with distant or near vision with or without glasses after cataract surgery (p-value <0.01). Patient’s difficulties in worrying with eye sight, reading newspapers, reading stuff well up close, reading street signs, having issue in visiting others, going out to movies/plays, feeling of accomplishing less, having limited endurance and need for help from others in order to perform visual tasks were associated independently with reduced visual acuity and visual impairment.

Conclusions: Cataract surgery significantly improved patients’ visual acuities, daily activities, mental and social health issues. Most patients were satisfied with cataract surgery and had fulfilling improvements to post-operative quality of life.

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2019-11-27

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Shakeel, S., Kazi, U., Qazi, A. M., Memon, M. S., Memon, F., Khan, H., & Tariq, A. (2019). Patient satisfaction after cataract surgery using visual functioning questionnaire. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 7(12), 4651–4655. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20195533

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