title: A clinical study of patient acceptance and satisfaction of Varilux Plus and Varilux Infinity lenses.
abstract: An independent study was conducted at the UAB School of Optometry to determine the clinical success with Varilux Plus (Varilux 2) and Varilux Infinity progressive addition lenses (PAL). Two hundred eighty patients (280) were fit between June 1988 and May 1989. The acceptance rate of 97.5 percent was based on the number of lenses ordered versus the number of lenses returned. Patients were contacted by telephone and asked to rate their level of satisfaction with their PALs. A chi-square (non-parametric) test revealed no statistically significant differences in levels of satisfaction with respect to gender, PAL type, or degree of presbyopia. Also, neither refractive error nor previous lens history had a measurable impact on patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: School of Optometry, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Barnette
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aiken
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shipp
mesh_terms: D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011305:Presbyopia / Q000628:therapy; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis; D012737:Sex Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome