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Patients' Satisfaction And Spectacle Independence After Cataract Surgery With Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implantation In A Tertiary Care Hospital, Rashid Baig, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Saajan Kukreja,, Sidra Shakil, Khabir Ahmad

Department of Surgery

Abstract

This single group cohort study, undertaken at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from Jan 2012 to September 2013, assessed patients' satisfaction, spectacle independence and visual disturbance after implantation of multifocal IOLs. A total of 39 patients who underwent bilateral cataract surgery with multifocal IOL implantation were included for telephonic interviews. The mean age of participants was 55.5 ± 8.1 years. The mean follow up time was 9.60 ± 3.19 months. The overall satisfaction rate after surgery was found to be 84.6% and there was no statistically significant association of satisfaction with gender, age or education. In all 84.6%, 94.9% …

Visual Outcome Of Cataract Surgery., Farzeen Khalid Hashmi, Qazi Assad Khan, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Khabir Ahmad

Department of Surgery

bstract

The aim of this study was to assess whether the visual outcome of cataract surgery in the institution was in accordance with the World Health Organization recommendations. In this retrospective case series, all patients who underwent cataract surgery by a single surgeon from January 2009 till June 2011 were included. Date were collected from medical records on age, gender, visual acuity and causes of sub-optimal outcome. The main outcome was best-corrected visual acuity in the operated eye, measured 4 - 6 weeks after surgery. Data on visual outcome was grouped using WHO's classification. Of the 495 eyes that underwent …

Knowledge Of Patients' Visual Experience During Cataract Surgery: A Survey Of Eye Doctors In Karachi, Pakistan, Mohammad Zain Tauqir, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Sehreen Mumtaz, Khabir Ahmad

Department of Surgery

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Several recent studies have recommended that ophthalmologists must be aware of the visual sensations (and their associated anxiety/fear) experienced by patients undergoing cataract surgery. We assessed the knowledge of a group of eye doctors in Pakistan regarding these phenomena.

METHODS:

This was a cross-sectional survey. Eye doctors (ophthalmologists, residents and medical officers) attending the Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan Annual Conference 2011, in Karachi were invited to participate in the study. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to examine their knowledge of visual sensations and their associated anxiety/fear experienced by patients during cataract surgery. Simple frequencies and proportions were …