Use of Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery (SBCS) to Optimize Parameters Affecting the Subjective Perception of the Procedure
Table 4
Comparison of perception of pain, pressure, and glare between eyes with and without changing parameters of surgery in 5 subgroups: mean ± SD, median (min-max); values of Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Subgroup
Pain
Pressure
Glare
Mean ± SD
Median (min–max)
Mean ± SD
Median (min–max)
Mean ± SD
Median (min–max)
(1) Anesthesia
Only topic
0.44 ± 0.81
0 (0–3)
0.60 ± 0.70
0 (0–3)
0.62 ± 1.01
0 (0–3)
Intracameral
0.32 ± 0.71
0 (0–3)
0.52 ± 0.58
0 (0–2)
0.62 ± 1.05
0 (0–4)
value topic vs. intr.
0.032
0.351
1.000
(2) Light intensity
40%
0.80 ± 1.50
0 (0–7)
0.88 ± 0.96
0 (0–3)
0.82 ± 1.10
0 (0–4)
80%
0.92 ± 1.83
0 (0–10)
0.82 ± 1.02
0.5 (0–4)
0.86 ± 1.11
0.5 (0–4)
value 40% vs. 80%
0.444
0.537
0.598
(3) Speculums
Solid
0.49 ± 0.83
0 (0–3)
0.57 ± 0.67
0 (0–2)
0.67 ± 1.09
0 (0–4)
Wire
0.50 ± 0.73
0 (0–2)
0.47 ± 0.58
0 (0–2)
0.61 ± 1.06
0 (0–4)
value solid vs. wire
0.837
0.301
0.083
(4) PPCCC
Intact
0.50 ± 1.28
0 (0–6)
0.90 ± 0.93
1 (0–3)
0.78 ± 1.13
0 (0–3)
PPCCC
0.46 ± 1.05
0 (0–8)
0.94 ± 0.91
1 (0–3)
0.72 ± 0.99
0 (0–4)
value intact vs. PPCCC
0.659
0.699
0.444
(5) Communication
No
1.18 ± 1.85
0 (0–7)
1.00 ± 1.18
1 (0–4)
1.30 ± 1.25
1 (0–4)
Speaking
1.16 ± 1.844
0 (0–10)
1.00 ± 1.16
1 (0–4)
1.30 ± 1.27
1 (0–4)
value no vs. speaking
0.932
1.000
1.000
Statistically significant results are marked in bold.
