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LASIK Up-to-date Newsletter
Patient Satisfaction after LASIK
Two actual studies have questioned 1,000 patients regarding their satisfaction
and possible visual problems after a LASIK operation.
The first study, performed in South Africa*, conducted telephone interviews
with 200 patients. The focal point of the questionnaire was concentrated
on postoperative satisfaction, the necessity to wear glasses after surgery,
and possible postoperative problems. 95% of the people polled, stated
that they could see distance without wearing any glasses after LASIK.
24% of the patients needed to wear glasses for reading, this was due
to aging and the onset of presbyopia. 195 of the 200 patients (97.5%)
were very happy with the result of the operation, 98.5% would again
undergo LASIK surgery.
A second US-American study** evaluated questionnaires from 841 patients,
who had undergone LASIK surgery more than 6 months ago.
The average age of these patients was 43 +/- 10.6 years. 97% of the
people questioned stated that they would recommend LASIK surgery to
a friend. The patients that would not recommend the procedure complained
in a large part about vision problems at dawn/dusk (halos and glare).
The study determined that before LASIK, these patients exhibited a flat
cornea, or they had done a Re-LASIK. Some older patients also mentioned,
they would not recommend LASIK, since reading glasses were needed after
the procedure.
The authors concluded, that factors such as age, a preoperative flat
cornea and Re-LASIK (postoperative surgery) can negatively influence
patient satisfaction and in part also the dawn/dusk vison after LASIK.
Sources:
* J Refract Surg. 2002 Jul-Aug; (4):454-9.
** Ophthalmology. 2003 Jul; 110(7):1371-8.
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