Improvement of Daily Activities in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery at RSI S. Anggoro, East Lombok

Background: Blindness has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients. This condition can lead to a decline in the ability to perform daily activities. Cataracts are one of the main causes of vision impairment that can be treated through a surgical procedure, namely lens extraction. The main goal of this procedure is to re-optimize the patient's vision function. This study aimed to investigate the impact of cataract surgery on improving the ability to perform daily activities in patients with cataracts. Methods: This was an observational analytical study conducted at Rumah Sakit Islam (RSI) S. Anggoro (Islamic Hospital S. Anggoro), East Lombok. The study population included all cataract patients undergoing surgery at the hospital in 2024. The variables studied were the ability to perform daily activities before and after cataract surgery. Data were collected through interviews using the Visual Function Index-14 (VF-14) questionnaire, both before and after surgery. Results: The results show that the mean score of the patient's ability to perform daily activities before surgery is 325.00 and increased significantly to 925.83 after surgery. Based on the results of the statistical test (significance 2-tailed), a p-value of <0.001 is obtained. This suggests that there is a statistically significant difference between the patient's ability before and after surgery. Conclusion: Thus, it can be concluded that cataract surgery has a positive impact on improving patients' ability to perform daily activities.