Table 2 Patients' answers to the FGVS items (N = 304).
Content of FGVS© items | Positive answers (%) | Central answer (%) | Negative answers (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Evaluation of eyesight since operation | 88.16 | 5.59 | 6.25 |
2. Change in life since operation | 93.09 | 2.96 | 3.95 |
3. Bother of wearing glasses | 78.95 | 6.25 | 14.80 |
Stop wearing glasses because... | |||
4. Lenses steaming up | 61.18 | 22.37 | 16.45 |
5. Sliding down nose | 61.84 | 21.38 | 16.78 |
6. Cleaning lenses | 70.07 | 17.11 | 12.83 |
7. Frames restrictive | 51.97 | 22.37 | 25.66 |
8. No worry about breaking glasses | 59.87 | 17.76 | 22.37 |
9. No worry about scratching glasses | 61.18 | 18.42 | 20.39 |
10. No worry about losing glasses | 64.14 | 14.80 | 21.05 |
11. Pressing on nose | 60.86 | 19.41 | 19.74 |
Feelings since operation... | |||
12. Comfort | 89.14 | 5.26 | 5.59 |
13. Freedom | 90.79 | 4.28 | 4.93 |
14. Well-being | 87.83 | 6.58 | 5.59 |
15. Youth | 60.20 | 21.05 | 18.75 |
16. Having new eyes | 74.34 | 11.18 | 14.47 |
17. Self-image | 70.39 | 19.74 | 6.91 |
18. Other people's image of you | 50.66 | 41.78 | 4.61 |
19. Eyesight problems in the past | 77.96 | 11.18 | 10.86 |
20. Willingness to undergo surgery again | 89.80 | 2.96 | 7.24 |
21. Willingness to recommend to others | 88.49 | 3.95 | 7.57 |