Subjective assessment of the effect of cataract surgery and a review of long term aims. Oxford Cataract Treatment and Evaluation Team (O.C.T.E.T.).
A questionnaire designed to test subjective assessment of functional improvement was given to 327 patients in a randomised controlled trial one year after operation for cataract. Approximately one-third of the patients had a contact lens fitted after intracapsular extraction (I/C) and two-thirds had intraocular implants after both I/C and extracapsular extraction. The great majority of patients admitted to functional improvement irrespective of treatment mode. A review of objective data from the study suggests that the beneficial effects of surgery are likely to be long lasting.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000473:pathology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003261:Contact Lenses; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000473:pathology; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors; D014792:Visual Acuity