Journal article
Preoperative expectations and postoperative outcomes of visual functioning among cataract patients in urban southern China
Z Chen, X Lin, B Qu, W Gao, Y Zuo, W Peng, L Jin, M Yu, E Lamoureux
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2017
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the relationship between preoperative expectations and actual postoperative outcomes of visual function (VF) among patients undergoing first eye cataract surgery. Methods: A longitudinal study of 182 patients from hospitals in urban Southern China were surveyed prior to surgery and 3 month after cataract surgery regarding their preoperative, expected postoperative and actual postoperative VF for each of the items on the Catquest-9SF and their satisfaction with cataract surgery. In addition, detailed clinical data were collected preoperatively and postoperatively. Results: The majority of cataract patients in urban Southern China had high expectations for VF outcomes a..
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Awarded by Guangdong Natural Science Foundation
Awarded by Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, China
Awarded by Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China
Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
Funding Acknowledgements
This work is funded by Guangdong Natural Science Foundation (2015A030313171), Science and Technology Program of Guangdong Province, China (2013B020400003), Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, China (15570001), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (81200685). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.