The Multifocal Pathway: A Pilot Study of a Trainee-Led Multifocal Intraocular Lens Protocol in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Australia
Lauren Sartor, Christopher Ze Qian Go, Cheng F Kong, Season T W Yeung, Andrew White, Chameen Samarawickrama · 2024
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Lauren Sartor and co-authors report, in a 2024 pilot study, a pathway for offering multifocal lenses in public hospital cataract surgery. These lenses can free patients from glasses at several distances, but picking the right patients in a busy public clinic is hard. The team built a selection pathway and had a senior trainee run it at an Australian referral hospital.
Fifty-four eyes from twenty-seven patients received the lenses. Vision results were strong at distance, middle range, and near, and most eyes landed close to their target prescription. About eighty-five percent of patients needed no glasses for distance, though near tasks still called for them more often. Satisfaction scores ran high. The extra cost over standard lenses was about the price of a pair of glasses. The authors model wider uptake for the health system.
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| CREATOR | Lauren Sartor, Christopher Ze Qian Go, Cheng F Kong, Season T W Yeung, Andrew White, Chameen Samarawickrama |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |