Concise informed consent information sheets at lower reading grade levels and videotape presentation optimized patient understanding of the risks, benefits, and treatment alternatives to cataract surgery. The cost-benefit of these results is important because better patient understanding has the potential to decrease the risk for indemnity payments awarded because of inadequate informed consent.
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