Option | Not important | A little important | Important | Very important |
---|---|---|---|---|
No evidence of effectiveness | 39 (39.4%) | 27 (27.3%) | 19 (19.2%) | 14 (14.1%) |
Risk of endophthalmitis | 2 (1.9%) | 6 (5.6%) | 21 (19.4%) | 79 (73.2%) |
Risk of cystoid macular oedema | 22 (20.6%) | 27 (25.2%) | 33 (30.8%) | 25 (23.4%) |
Risk of retinal detachment | 41 (38.3%) | 38 (35.5%) | 16 (15.0%) | 12 (11.2%) |
Risk of wrong IOL power calculation | 23 (21.5%) | 26 (24.3%) | 39 (36.5%) | 19 (17.8%) |
Risk of other complications- please specify in the box | 35 (49.3%) | 7 (9.9%) | 15 (21.1%) | 14 (19.7%) |
More familiarity with single eye surgery | 68 (66.0%) | 16 (15.5%) | 10 (9.7%) | 9 (8.7%) |
Medico-legal issues should same day bilateral cataract surgery goes wrong | 13 (12.3%) | 25 (23.8%) | 31 (29.5%) | 36 (34.3%) |
I have not been trained to do same day bilateral cataract surgery | 91 (86.7%) | 7 (6.7%) | 4 (3.8%) | 3 (2.9%) |
Insufficient facilities or support staff | 82 (78.9%) | 7 (6.7%) | 13 (12.5%) | 2 (1.9%) |
Other reasons- please specify in the box (see Additional file 1) | 46 (71.9%) | 2 (3.1%) | 5 (7.8%) | 11 (17.2%) |