The aim of this questionnaire survey is to evaluate the improvement in vision-related quality of life before and after cataract surgery using the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire 25 and the delay of improvement in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other: Questionnaire
Patients complete the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire 25 pre-operative, 1 month and 3 month postoperatively.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 50 years
- Senile cataract
- Indication for unilateral or bilateral cataract surgery
- Postponed cataract surgery due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Signed and dated declaration of consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Complex form of cataract (traumatic cataract, secondary cataract after intraocular
inflammation)
- Amblyopia on the eye that is to be operated on
- Severe, visually impairing eye disease on the eye that is to operated on
- Known dementia or memory problems
Medical University Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Investigator: Teresa Rauchegger, Dr.
Contact: +43 512 504 24184
teresa.rauchegger@i-med.ac.at
Teresa Rauchegger, Dr.
+43 512 504 23721
teresa.rauchegger@i-med.ac.at
Claus Zehetner, Dr.
+43 512 504 23721
claus.zehetner@i-med.ac.at