SUBJECTIVE SATISFACTION AND EVALUATION OF GLARE AND HALOS AFTER MULTIFOCAL IOL IMPLANTATION
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
[b]AIM[/b]: To assess the subjective satisfaction and evaluation of glare and halos after multifocal IOL implantation in rural population. [b]SETTINGS AND DESIGN:[/b] Retrospective study. [b]MATERIALS AND METHODS[/b]: Two hundred patients with cataract were selected randomly. After written informed consent all patients were subjected for detailed preoperative evaluation. Patients were divided into two groups of 100 each to undergo phacoemulsification followed by either mutifocal / monofocal IOL implantation. The monofocal group was taken as control. Both the groups were evaluated post operatively after 1 month for subjective satisfaction by standard questionnaire method and subjective symptoms like glare and halos were evaluated. [b]STATISTICAL ANALYSIS[/b]:The data was analyzed by chi-square test with p<0.05% indicating statistical significance. [b]RESULTS[/b]: In the multifocalgroup90%had good to excellent subjective satisfaction compared to 78% in monofocal group. In the multifocal group 28%had glare and halos compared to 8% in monofocal group. [b]CONCLUSION:[/b] Multifocal IOLs provide higher subjective satisfaction which overshadowed the minor side effects like glare and halos seen in our patients[b][/b]
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Narendra Datti, Kanthamani K, Tanushree V
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