研究目的
Providing an objective and subjective evaluation of life quality and satisfaction level of the patients who underwent cataract surgery with implant of bifocal, multifocal and monofocal lenses.
研究成果
The subjective evaluation of patients with bifocal and multifocal IOLs showed that the vast majority of subjects reported being satisfied with their overall vision, as they were able to read newspapers or books, recognise people, read traffic signs, write cheques and fill in forms, play sports, cook, watch TV, and shave or apply makeup without glasses, thus providing a good quality of life. Similar results were found for patients with monofocal IOLs but in a lesser degree, as they required glasses for near vision. Thus, multifocal IOLs were shown to be a predictable, reproducible and safe alternative for correcting near and far refractive errors, providing better quality of life and independence from glasses and enabling patients to perform daily tasks.
研究不足
The study was a case series, and not a randomised clinical trial. It is recommended to assess the mental health of subjects to be included in a study and to correlate the questionnaire results with objective tests of visual acuity.