Posters

Postoperative expectations in glaucoma patients undergoing cataract surgery

Poster Details

First Author: S.Konjevoda CROATIA

Co Author(s): A. Didovic Pavicic   S. Canovic   P. Kovacevic              

Abstract Details

Purpose:

The aim of the study was to analyse preoperative expectations and the postoperative outcomes of visual function in glaucoma patients undergoing cataract surgery.

Setting:

General hospital Zadar, Department of ophthalmology University of Zadar

Methods:

The patients were surveyed and given Catquest 9SF questionaire prior the cataract surgery and one month later. Results were analysed.

Results:

Preoperative expectations were somewhere higher than the achieved postoperative outcomes the spite the fact that the patients were well informed and prepared preoperative.

Conclusions:

All the patients that underwent cataract surgery had some level of improvement, but lower than expected since the cataract was not the only condition causing visual disturbances.

Financial Disclosure:

None