Table 2 Visual sensations experienced by patients (n = 53) during cataract surgery under topical aesthesia
From: Patients’ visual experience during phacoemulsification cataract surgery and associated fear
Type of visual experience | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
Able to see anything during surgery | 53 | 100.0 |
Able to see light | 53 | 100.0 |
Colours seen | 41 | 77.4 |
White | 18 | 46.2 |
Blue | 19 | 35.8 |
Red | 16 | 30.2 |
Yellow | 16 | 30.2 |
Green | 13 | 24.5 |
Orange | 8 | 15.1 |
Pink | 2 | 3.8 |
Movements | 20 | 37.7 |
Water | 10 | 18.9 |
Instruments | 10 | 18.9 |
Fingers\hands | 9 | 17.0 |
Different shapes | 4 | 7.5 |