Comparison of Patient Satisfaction between Conventional and Customized LASIK
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 883-892, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-220520
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To compare satisfaction after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with satisfaction after wavefront guided customized LASIK.METHODS:
One hundred fifty-nine patients were included in this randomized, comparative, clinical trial. A myopia-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire was used to evaluate postoperative satisfaction.RESULTS:
Overall questionnaire scores improved after both procedures. Wavefront LASIK showed higher satisfaction scores with respect to "Difficulty in visiting others", "Need a lot of help from others", and "Improvement of quality of life". But, most of the questionnaires did not show differences in actual visual satisfaction of daily living.CONCLUSIONS:
Conventional and wavefront LASIK improved the visual satisfaction of patients. However, for the most part there was no difference in improvement of daily living between the two procedures.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Patient Satisfaction
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Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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