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Pujar Chaitra1*, Patil Brijesh2, Nayana KS3
1* Assistant professor, Department of Ophthalmology, S Nijalingappa Medical College and Hanagal Shri Kumareshwar Hospital and Research Center, Navanagar, Bagalkot
2 Associate professor, Department of
Ophthalmology, S Nijalingappa Medical College and Hanagal Shri Kumareshwar Hospital and Research Center, Navanagar,Bagalkot
3 Junior resident, Department of Ophthalmology, S Nijalingappa Medical College and Hanagal Shri Kumareshwar Hospital and Research Center, Navanagar, Bagalkot
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*Pujar Chaitra,
Assistant professor, Department of Ophthalmology, S Nijalingappa Medical College and
Hanagal Shri Kumareshwar Hospital and Research Center, Navanagar, Bagalkot.
Article citation: Pujar C, Patil B, Nayana SK. What patients want to know before they undergo cataract surgery: a prospective study. J Pharm Biomed Sci 2015;05(09): 760–764. Available at www.jpbms.info
Purpose: To determine what patients want to know before undergoing cataract surgery in our hospital where most patients come from surrounding rural areas.
Materials and Methods A written questionnaire translated in local language was answered by 200 patients who were booked for cataract surgery.
Results Our study included 54%male and 46% female patients. Information regarding chances of vision improvement, when will the vision improve, overall risk of losing vision
and types of serious complication were given importance. Ninety-eight per cent patients wanted to be warned about complications happening in 1 in 50 and 51% wanted to be warned about complication happening in 1 in 1000. Ninety-eight per cent patients wanted all information verbally explained, only 9.5% wanted to be informed through videos. It was observed in our study that most patients of age 51–60 preferred to get information about the surgery and its complication before surgery. Most female patients felt it was not important to give information about the surgery and its complication.
Conclusion Most patients wanted to know about the chances of vision improvement and serious complications. Female patients wanted the doctor to decide their treatment
and did not desire information prior to surgery which explains illiteracy and ignorance of health in women of rural areas.
KEYWORDS cataract surgery, complications, information, losing vision, risk, rural area,
visual improvement
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