Evaluating the accuracy of a cataract surgery simulation video in depicting patient experiences under conscious anesthesia
Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of a point-of-view cataract surgery simulation video in representing different subjective experiences of patients undergoing the procedure. Methods One hundred consecutive post-cataract-surgery patients were shown a short simulation video of the surgery obtained thro...
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| Published in: | International ophthalmology Vol. 43; no. 12; pp. 4897 - 4904 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
01-12-2023
Springer Nature B.V |
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| Summary: | Purpose
To evaluate the accuracy of a point-of-view cataract surgery simulation video in representing different subjective experiences of patients undergoing the procedure.
Methods
One hundred consecutive post-cataract-surgery patients were shown a short simulation video of the surgery obtained through a porcine eye model during the first postoperative week. Patients then answered a multiple-choice questionnaire regarding their visual and tactile intraoperative experiences and how those experiences matched the simulation.
Results
Of the patients surveyed (
n
= 100), 78% (
n
= 78) recalled visual experiences during surgery, 11% recalled pain (
n
= 11), and 6.4% (
n
= 5) recalled frightening experiences. Thirty-six percent of patients (
n
= 36) were interviewed after their second cataract surgery; there was no statistically significant difference between anxiety scores reported before the first eye surgery and second eye surgery (
p
= 0.147). Among all patients who recalled visual experiences (
n
= 78), nearly half (47.4%) reported that the video was the same/similar to their experience. Forty-eight percent of the patients recommended future patients to watch the video before their procedures, and more than a third (36%) agreed that watching the video before surgery would have helped them to relax.
Conclusions
Our model reflects the wide range of subjective patient experiences during and after surgery. The high percentage of patients who found the video accurate in different ways suggests that, with more development, point-of-view cataract simulation videos could prove useful for educational or clinical use. Further research may be done to confirm the simulation’s utility, by screening the video for subjects before operations. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-2630 0165-5701 1573-2630 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10792-023-02892-y |