Patientenzufriedenheit nach filtrierender Glaukomchirurgie mit Mitomycin C
| Autor: | G. K. Krieglstein, Thomas S. Dietlein, A. M. Schild, W Konen, J. F. Jordan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde. 225:155-158 |
| ISSN: | 1439-3999 0023-2165 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2007-963787 |
| Popis: | Background There are few published data on patient satisfaction following glaucoma surgery. The aim of our study was to investigate factors influencing patient satisfaction more than one year after trabeculectomy with mitomycin C. Material and methods We sent a two-page questionnaire to 61 female glaucoma patients who had consecutively undergone filtering surgery with MMC at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, requesting anonymous replies (mean follow-up 19.2+/-2.5 months). Results The response rate was 79%. There was no significant inverse correlation between patient satisfaction and recent IOP values, redness of the eye, local irritation or foreign body sensation. There was a significant correlation between patient satisfaction and visual function, a significant inverse correlation between frequency of visits to the ophthalmologist and frequency of eye drop application. A weak, insignificant inverse correlation was found between satisfaction and number of topical medications. Conclusions Patient satisfaction seems to correlate primarily with practical impact on everyday life, visual function, frequency of eye drop application and visits to the eye doctor being identified as the major issues. Local symptoms related to the filtering bleb seem to have a minor influence on patient satisfaction. |
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