Table 4 Eye doctors’ responses to questions regarding preoperative counseling of patients about retained vision during cataract surgery as source of fear or anxiety
Type of anesthesia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regional | Topical | ||||
Question* | No. | % | No. | % | |
Is retained vision during surgery a source of fear or anxiety for patients? | Yes | 29 | 42.6 | 26 | 54.2 |
No | 39 | 57.4 | 22 | 45.8 | |
Total | 68 | 100.0 | 48 | 100.0 | |
Do patients tell you that they were frightened by what they saw during cataract surgery? | Always | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.2 |
Most of the time | 3 | 4.6 | 7 | 14.6 | |
Sometimes | 15 | 23.1 | 17 | 35.4 | |
Rarely | 30 | 46.2 | 12 | 25.0 | |
Never | 17 | 26.2 | 10 | 20.8 | |
Total | 65 | 100.0 | 48 | 100.0 | |
Do you counsel patients about what visual experience to expect? | Always | 11 | 17.2 | 23 | 46.9 |
Most of the time | 11 | 17.2 | 8 | 16.3 | |
Sometimes | 16 | 25.0 | 4 | 8.2 | |
Rarely | 11 | 17.2 | 5 | 10.2 | |
Never | 15 | 23.4 | 9 | 18.4 | |
Total | 64 | 100.0 | 49 | 100.0 | |
Do you think there is a need for such counseling? | Yes | 54 | 81.8 | 42 | 87.5 |
No | 12 | 18.2 | 6 | 12.5 | |
Total | 66 | 100.0 | 48 | 100 | |