Use of Simultaneous Bilateral Cataract Surgery (SBCS) to Optimize Parameters Affecting the Subjective Perception of the Procedure
Table 5
Comparison of perception of time between eyes with and without changing parameters of surgery in 5 subgroups: mean ± SD; values of paired t-test between real and subjectively perceived time.
Subgroup
Real time (sec)
Subjectively perceived time (sec)
value real vs. perceived
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
(1) Anesthesia
Only topic
268.82 ± 60.23
234.30 ± 90.96
0.027
Intracameral
266.56 ± 44.47
234.68 ± 89.17
0.028
value topic vs. intracameral
0.831
0.983
(2) Light intensity
40%
281.96 ± 58.96
296.04 ± 143.45
0.457
80%
297.58 ± 70.95
286.50 ± 160.48
0.530
value 40% vs. 80%
0.234
0.755
(3) Speculums
Solid
275.52 ± 49.76
276.36 ± 104.62
0.589
Wire
283.36 ± 56.86
272.20 ± 98.71
0.470
value solid vs. wire
0.465
0.812
(4) PPCCC
Intact
290.68 ± 64.98
310.26 ± 147.52
0.368
PPCCC
312.36 ± 70.04
314.40 ± 155.85
0.931
value intact vs. PPCCC
0.112
0.892
(5) Communication
No
303.10 ± 85.15
339.22 ± 138.56
0.111
Speaking
292.44 ± 97.45
232.32 ± 180.52
0.193
value no vs. speaking
0.562
0.622
Statistically significant results are marked in bold.
