Patient Satisfaction After Corneal Transplantation

Abstract

In general, corneal transplantation had a positive effect on objective and subjective outcome measures. Patient satisfaction was better predicted by subjective outcomes than by objective outcomes. Patient education, in particular, proved to be a crucial factor. Objective outcome measures appeared to have a more indirect influence on patient satisfaction.

A survey of satisfaction in anophthalmic patients wearing ocular prosthesis

“…There are some articles dealing with patient satisfaction after ocular surgeries [1,12,17,19,29]. Most of them reported patient satisfaction with cataract surgery, corneal transplantation or corneal refractive surgery.…”

“…After cataract surgery, about 80% of patients were satisfied with the results and the satisfaction with vision was better after second-eye surgery than after first-eye surgery [17]. Approximately 75% of patients were satisfied after corneal transplantation [29] and more than 90% of patients were satisfied after corneal refractive surgeries such as photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) [1,19]. A few articles reported patient satisfaction after oculoplastic surgery [3,15].…”

“…Therefore, satisfaction studies can provide important feedback about the quality of care and outcome, which in turn allows the medical provider to improve the service offered [8]. A better understanding of the determinants of patient satisfaction can also provide useful information for the improvement of the treatment [29].…”

“…Porous orbital implants and pegging were also considered to be determinants of patient satisfaction because they can decrease extrusion and migration of the orbital implant and provide increased mobility [7,23,24,27]. Besides postoperative ocular symptoms, other people's response, and personal variables such as age, sex, and economic status, were thought to be able to influence patient satisfaction as they did in other ocular surgeries [1,29]. Therefore, in the present study, we evaluated patient satisfaction with orbital implant surgery and determined which variables were related to their satisfaction in order to find out how to improve patient satisfaction.…”

Vision-Related Impact on Quality of Life in an Elderly Patient Population After Corneal Transplantation

“…6 A modified version of this questionnaire has been used to assess visual performance after corneal transplantation. 12,15,16 We augmented the VF-14 in a similar manner to that of Uiters et al 16 , dividing the survey into 2 segments: functionality (questions 1-17) and satisfaction measures (questions [18][19][20][21]. This division provides a more comprehensive picture of the overall patient experience after corneal transplantation.…”