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  • Title: The Bristol cataract listing survey: profile of listed patients with visual acuity 6/12 or better.
    Author: Malik R, Frost NA, Sparrow JM, Hale L.
    Journal: Eye (Lond); 2005 Apr; 19(4):406-10. PubMed ID: 15297862.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to assess the vision-related quality of life (VR-QOL) in patients with good distance Snellen visual acuity (VA) who are listed for cataract surgery. METHODS: An observational cross-sectional prospective study of patients listed for cataract surgery. VA and VR-QOL data using the VCMI questionnaire were collected on patients attending preoperative assessment during June 2002. RESULTS: A total of 397 cataract patients were listed during this month. Following exclusions there were 378 eligible individuals, 210 (56%) of whom had a VA of 6/12 or better in the eye scheduled for surgery. Of these, 40% patients had only mild VR-QOL impairment. More than half of the patients with good VA (6/12 or better) in the surgery eye and mild VR-QOL impairment described their vision as poor in this eye. However, most of these patients were not dissatisfied with their overall level of vision. CONCLUSION: A significant number of patients listed for cataract surgery with VA of 6/12 or better had only mild VR-QOL impairment and were not dissatisfied with their overall level of vision. The decision to list a patient for surgery may have been based on the patient's perception of monocular vision rather than their quality of life.
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