J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2006 Jun;47(6):883-892.
Comparison of Patient Satisfaction between Conventional and Customized LASIK
- Affiliations
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- 1The Institute of Vision Research Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. shadik@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 2Department of Preventive medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3The National Cancer Center, Ilsan, Korea.
- 4BS Balgeunsesang Eye Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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PURPOSE: To compare satisfaction after laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) with satisfaction after wavefront guided customized LASIK.
METHODS
One hundred fifty-nine patients were included in this randomized, comparative, clinical trial. A myopia-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire was used to evaluate postoperative satisfaction.
RESULTS
Overall questionnaire scores improved after both procedures. Wavefront LASIK showed higher satisfaction scores with respect to "Difficulty in visiting others", "Need a lot of help from others", and "Improvement of quality of life". But, most of the questionnaires did not show differences in actual visual satisfaction of daily living.
CONCLUSIONS
Conventional and wavefront LASIK improved the visual satisfaction of patients. However, for the most part there was no difference in improvement of daily living between the two procedures.
