Validation of the Spanish Catquest-9SF in patients with a monofocal or trifocal intraocular lens

Abstract

Purpose: To validate the Spanish Catquest-9SF and study patient-reported visual function after implantation of a trifocal versus a monofocal intraocular lens (IOL).

Setting: Clinica Baviera, Valencia and Madrid, Spain.

Design: Prospective case series.

Methods: The Catquest-9SF was translated from English to Spanish according to a standard procedure. The Spanish version was validated through Rasch analysis. Patients completed the Catquest-9SF before cataract surgery and 3 months after the surgery. The change in patient-reported visual function caused by surgery, the level of achieved visual function, and satisfaction with vision after surgery were assessed for bilaterally implanted trifocal IOLs versus monofocal IOLs.

Results: The Spanish Catquest-9SF showed very good psychometric properties. Patient-reported achieved visual function was significantly better for those with a trifocal IOL than for those with a monofocal IOL (P < .001). This was also true when the groups were matched for age and ocular comorbidity (P = .006). In multivariate analyses of all cases and matched cases (the same age and no comorbidity), the reported visual function was significantly better with trifocal IOLs than with monofocal IOLs (P = .001 and P = .008, respectively). There was greater improvement after trifocal IOL implantation in the matched cases, although not significant (P = .103).

Conclusions: Results show the Spanish version of Catquest-9SF is a valid patient questionnaire with good psychometric properties. Patients with a trifocal IOL implanted bilaterally reported better visual function than those with a monofocal IOL implanted bilaterally. The change in visual function after surgery was also greater in patients with a trifocal IOL.

Financial disclosure: None of the authors has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.