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Clinical Trial
. 2017 Oct;40(8):629-635.
doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2017.03.008. Epub 2017 Sep 5.

[Patients' quality of life after cataract surgery]

[Article in French]
A M Ka  1 , A S Sow  2 , J P Diagne  3 , P A Ndoye Roth  2 , K Kamara  3 , M E De Medeiros  3 , E A Ba  2 , H M Diallo  3 , A M Wane  4 , H Kane  2 , J M Ndiaye  2 , S Sow  3 , E M Sy  3 , P A Ndiaye  3
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Clinical Trial

[Patients' quality of life after cataract surgery]

[Article in French]
A M Ka et al. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2017 Oct.

Abstract

Introduction: Our goal is to assess the Quality of Life (QL) of our patients after cataract surgery.

Materials and methods: We performed a multicenter prospective study from July 2012 to December 2013 including patients undergoing cataract surgery, aged 18 and older. A survey sheet with sociodemographic data, clinical data and QL survey (VF-14) was given to each patient after surgery at day 7 (D7), one month (M1) and two months (M2) postoperatively. The final score was obtained by the following formula: QL=V (%)=(F __/__ C)×25. The data analysis was performed using SPSS software.

Results: A total of 100 patients were included, 56 men, and 61 years was the mean age. The mean QL score was 29.86% at D7, 73.97% at M1 and 81.21% at M2. Subjects between 18 and 30 years of age had a score of 90.15% vs. 82.52% at M2 for older patients. After optical correction, the quality of life scores increased from 83.22% at D7 to 93.18% at M2. Patients who did not have functional signs had a QL score of 83.94%. Anxious patients had a QL score of 44% at D7, 61.23% at M1 and 52.67% at M2.

Conclusion: Good surgical outcomes require, in addition to clinical success, good quality of life. Several factors may influence this quality of life.

Keywords: Cataract; Cataracte; Chirurgie; Quality of life; Qualité de vie; Surgery.

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