TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of cataract surgery on patients from a low-vision clinic
AU - Kuo, Irene C.
AU - Broman, Aimee T.
AU - Massof, Robert W.
AU - Park, William
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Objective: To evaluate the effects of cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation (CE-IOL) in low-vision patients. Design: Prospective, interventional case series. Participants: Twenty low-vision patients (30 eyes) underwent CE-IOL by 1 surgeon at an academic institution. Methods: Pre- and post-CE-IOL visual acuities and responses to a 23-page survey (self-reported functioning in general vision, mobility, illumination, and ability to see faces) were compared. Results: Sixteen patients had age-related macular degeneration (AMD); 1 patient each had rod-cone dystrophy, oculocutaneous albinism, retinitis pigmentosa, or cerebrovascular accident. The average age was 78 years (range: 53-96 years). Preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) ranged from 20/70 to count fingers; postoperative BCVA at 8 weeks was 20/40 to 20/400, with improvement in 25 (83%) eyes of 15 patients, and no change in the rest. The average change in logMAR of BCVA in the 1 eye or in the eye with better preoperative vision in bilateral surgery was an improvement of 0.6 logMAR units (p = 0.0001). Seventeen (85%) patients noted an improvement in visual function and would consent to CE-IOL again. Twelve patients completed the survey pre- and post-CE-IOL at 3 months. More patients could read with a magnifier after surgery. On average, self-reported functioning was improved. Conclusions: In this small study, CE-IOL offered subjective and objective benefits to patients from a low vision clinic, many of whom may have been dissuaded from CE-IOL. Most patients had moderately dense cataracts and moderate to advanced AMD, and these features may help form clinical recommendations. Expectations are important to elicit preoperatively. Postoperatively, patients may be more receptive to low-vision services and devices when the prognosis for visual rehabilitation is better.
AB - Objective: To evaluate the effects of cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation (CE-IOL) in low-vision patients. Design: Prospective, interventional case series. Participants: Twenty low-vision patients (30 eyes) underwent CE-IOL by 1 surgeon at an academic institution. Methods: Pre- and post-CE-IOL visual acuities and responses to a 23-page survey (self-reported functioning in general vision, mobility, illumination, and ability to see faces) were compared. Results: Sixteen patients had age-related macular degeneration (AMD); 1 patient each had rod-cone dystrophy, oculocutaneous albinism, retinitis pigmentosa, or cerebrovascular accident. The average age was 78 years (range: 53-96 years). Preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) ranged from 20/70 to count fingers; postoperative BCVA at 8 weeks was 20/40 to 20/400, with improvement in 25 (83%) eyes of 15 patients, and no change in the rest. The average change in logMAR of BCVA in the 1 eye or in the eye with better preoperative vision in bilateral surgery was an improvement of 0.6 logMAR units (p = 0.0001). Seventeen (85%) patients noted an improvement in visual function and would consent to CE-IOL again. Twelve patients completed the survey pre- and post-CE-IOL at 3 months. More patients could read with a magnifier after surgery. On average, self-reported functioning was improved. Conclusions: In this small study, CE-IOL offered subjective and objective benefits to patients from a low vision clinic, many of whom may have been dissuaded from CE-IOL. Most patients had moderately dense cataracts and moderate to advanced AMD, and these features may help form clinical recommendations. Expectations are important to elicit preoperatively. Postoperatively, patients may be more receptive to low-vision services and devices when the prognosis for visual rehabilitation is better.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcjo.2011.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jcjo.2011.07.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 21995980
AN - SCOPUS:84455180796
SN - 0008-4182
VL - 46
SP - 391-398.e1
JO - Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -