Clinical Study

Visual Outcomes, Quality of Vision, and Quality of Life of Diffractive Multifocal Intraocular Lens Implantation after Myopic Laser In Situ Keratomileusis: A Prospective, Observational Case Series

Table 5

Results for the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25 and supplementary questionnaire at the last visit (23 patients).

ParameterMean equivalent descriptionMean ± SDRange

National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25
 General healthGood/very good25.00, 100.00
 General visionFair/good60.00, 80.00
 Ocular painNone/a little of the time; none/mild25.00, 100.00
 Near activitiesNo difficulty at all/a little difficulty70.00, 100.00
 Distance activitiesNo difficulty at all/a little difficulty33.33, 100.00
 Vision specific:
  Social functioningNo difficulty at all/a little difficulty87.50, 100.00
  Mental health symptomsNone/a little of the time; mostly/definitely false43.75, 100.00
  Role difficultiesMostly/definitely false50.00, 100.00
  Dependency on othersMostly/definitely false33.33, 100.00
 DrivingNo difficulty at all/a little difficulty33.33, 100.00
 Color visionNo difficulty at all100.00, 100.00
 Peripheral visionNo difficulty at all100.00, 100.00
 Composite68.29, 98.00
Visual symptoms
 HalosVery mild/mild0.0, 5.0
 Night glareVery mild/mild0.0, 5.0
 StarburstsNone/very mild0.0, 5.0
SatisfactionNeutral/satisfied1.0, 5.0
Number of patients (%) who would undergo the surgery again17 (74)
Number of patients (%) who would recommend the surgery to their friends or relatives17 (74)
Number of patients (%) who did not use spectacles for
 Distance tasks22 (96)
 Intermediate tasks20 (87)
 Near tasks20 (87)
 Any distances18 (78)

Score on a 0 to 100 scale.
Nine patients were current or ever driver.
Level of visual symptoms (0, none; 1, very mild; 2, mild; 3, moderate; 4, severe; 5, very severe).
Level of satisfaction (1, very dissatisfied; 2, dissatisfied; 3, neutral; 4, satisfied; 5, very satisfied).