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Kim, Kim, and Cho: A Study of Patient Concerns and Return to Daily Life after Strabismus Surgery
Original Article
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2012; 53(3): 440-445.

Published online: 15 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2012.53.3.440

A Study of Patient Concerns and Return to Daily Life after Strabismus Surgery

Joong-Hun Kim, MD, Seung-Hyun Kim, MD, PhD, Yoonae A Cho, MD, PhD

Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Ansan, Korea.

Address reprint requests to Seung-Hyun Kim, MD, PhD. Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, #123 Jeokgeum-ro, Ansan 425-707, Korea. Tel: 82-31-412-5160, Fax: 82-31-414-8930, ansaneye@hanmail.net

Received 23 February 2011       Accepted 1 February 2012

Copyright © 2012 The Korean Ophthalmological Society

Abstract

Purpose

To investigate preoperative concerns and expectations of caretakers and patients who underwent strabismus surgery and the patients course of return to daily life.

Methods

Eighty-five strabismus surgery patients were enrolled in this study. We performed a questionnaire survey including 11 questions about the concerns, expectations of strabismus surgery and the course of return to daily life after surgery. In total, 25 adult patients and 60 children with their caretakers were asked to fill out the questionnaire.

Results

The results showed that 77% of all patients and their caretakers expected that the strabismus would be cured after a single operation. The greatest concern before surgery was the possibility of strabismus recurrence (60%). Fifty five percent of the patients reported the use of an eye patch for 2 weeks to 1 month after surgery and 88% of them showed a 75-100% increase in performance after the operation. The most common reason for decreased performance was the use of an eye patch (61%). Most patients returned to normal daily activities within 1 to 2 weeks after surgery.

Conclusions

Proper preoperative explanation about the possibility of recurrence may reduce concerns and false expectations about surgical outcomes. It appears to take 1 to 2 weeks for patients to return to their daily lives.

Keywords: Concern, Return to daily life, Strabismus surgery

Figures and Tables

Figure 1
Expectations about the operation before strabismus surgery.
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Figure 2
The major concerns of patients before receiving strabismus surgery.
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Figure 3
Patient's everyday life activities after the surgery compared to the norm.
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Figure 4
Causes of limited daily activities.
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Figure 5
Time until returning to normal life activities.
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Figure 6
Period of full time patching after surgery.
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Appendix

Appendix

The questionnaire used in this study

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