Qualidade de vida de pacientes pseudofácicos submetidos à cirurgia de catarata com implante de lente intra-ocular acomodativa
PURPOSE: To evaluate the visual function and satisfaction of patients who underwent cataract surgery and were implanted with an accommodative intraocular lens and the impact in their quality of life. METHODS: Retrospectively, questionnaires applied one year after cataract surgery of 22 patients who...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2004 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/2131 |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-27492004000300019 http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/2131 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Quality of life Pseudophakia Cataract extraction Lenses, intraocular Qualidade de vida Pseudofacia Extração de catarata Lentes intra-oculares |
| Summary: | PURPOSE: To evaluate the visual function and satisfaction of patients who underwent cataract surgery and were implanted with an accommodative intraocular lens and the impact in their quality of life. METHODS: Retrospectively, questionnaires applied one year after cataract surgery of 22 patients who were included in a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a silicone multipiece intraocular lens designed to provide distance and near vision were analyzed. RESULTS: Twenty-two patients with mean age of 70.2 years were enrolled in the study. Sixteen (73%) patients received bilateral and 6 (27%) unilateral implants of the unilateral implant group, 5 (83.3%) patients declared marked improvement of vision, 1 (16.7%) referred maximum improvement. Regarding satisfaction, 5 (83.3%) declared to be satisfied and 1 (16.7%) was very satisfied with the results of the surgery in general. Night vision was declared as without difficulty by 3 patients (50.0%), mild difficulty by 2 (33.3%) and moderate difficulty by 1 (16.7%). In the bilateral group, 7 (43.8%) considered near vision to be of excellent quality, 7 (43.8%) very good, 1 (6.2%) adequate and 1 (6.2%) poor. The quality of intermediate vision was classified as excellent by 6 (37.5%) patients, very good by 9 (56.3%) and adequate by 1 (6.2%). The quality of distance vision was considered excellent by 9 (56.3%) patients, very good by 3 (43.8%), adequate by 2 (12.5%) and not very good by 2 (12.5%). Regarding night vision, 9 (56.3%) patients declared no difficulty, 5 (31.2%) mild difficulty and 2 (12.5%) moderate difficulty. CONCLUSION: Considering IOL optical property, most patients presented important improvement of visual function, without need to wear spectacles and with positive impact on their quality of life. |
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