From: Patients’ visual experience during phacoemulsification cataract surgery and associated fear
Variable | Interviewed (n = 53) | Individuals with frightening visual sensations | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 53 | 14 | 26.4 | ||
Age group | < 60 years | 25 | 8 | 32.0 | 0.384 |
≥ 60 years | 28 | 6 | 21.4 | ||
Sex | Male | 30 | 7 | 23.3 | 0.561 |
Female | 23 | 7 | 30.4 | ||
Level of education | Secondary or less | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 0.166 |
More than secondary | 31 | 6 | 19.4 | ||
Previous history of eye surgery | Yes | 38 | 12 | 31.6 | 0.175 |
No | 15 | 2 | 13.3 | ||
Preoperative visual acuity | ≥ 6/18 | 37 | 12 | 32.4 | 0.131 |
<6/18 | 16 | 2 | 12.5 | ||
Type of visual sensation | Light* | 53 | 14 | 26.4 | … |
Colours | 41 | 12 | 29.3 | 0.480 | |
Movements | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 0.341 | |
Different shapes | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 1.00 |