Satisfaction Survey of Presbyopic LASIK Patients Up to 11 Years Postop Himani Goyal, MD; Sandra C. Belmont , MD Belmont Eye Center – NYU Medical Center Authors have no financial interest
Purpose To assess the satisfaction level of presbyopic patients post LASIK
Methods Retrospective study Satisfaction surveys obtained from post-op LASIK patients over the age of 40 Post operative time ranged from several months to 11 years All patients had LASIK with the Moria microkeratome and VISX Excimer Laser
Survey
Results Total # of participants was 36 Age: average 50 years, range 40 - 71 years 15 patients had monovision (MV) correction, 21 had full correction for distance
Complaints
Satisfaction
Conclusion 95% of our patients said the procedure has positively affected their everyday lives. Monovision patients report more difficulty with driving than those with full correction. LASIK is a highly satisfactory procedure for presbyopic patients