Saira Noreen, Tayyab Afghani.
Level of satisfaction in patients using prosthesis.
Al-Shifa J Ophthalmol Jan ;12(1):27-35.

Objectives: There were two objectives of the study, first to assess the level of satisfaction in anophthalmic patients using ocular prosthesis and second to identify the factors which affect the patient’s satisfaction. Methodology: 25 subjects who have anophthalmos in one eye, already wearing prosthetic eye were enrolled in this study, who were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Through this we evaluated the level of satisfaction in anophthalmic patients and the factors which significantly affect the patient’s satisfaction. Results: A total of 25 subjects (13 males, 12 females; mean age 23.68 + 11.55, range 5-50 years) were enrolled in this study. The overall rate of satisfaction with ocular prosthesis was 80%. The variables significantly correlated to patient satisfaction were comfort with ocular prosthesis, movement of ocular prosthesis, other people response, and type of prosthesis. Conclusion: The level of satisfaction was 80%. Comfort, other people response, mobility of prosthesis and type of ocular prosthesis were significantly related to patient satisfaction. Al-Shifa Journal of Ophthalmology

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