Patient satisfaction following excimer laser surgical monovision correction for presbyopia in riyadh, saudi arabia

Background Monovision induced by excimer lasers works by correcting the dominant eye for distance vision, while the contralateral eye is established for near vision, which aims to produce anisometropia intentionally and to create neuroadaptation in the brain that suppresses blurred images from the defocused eye. This procedure was developed to correct presbyopic eyes; however, patient tolerance in such situations may affect patient satisfaction and acceptance of this procedure. Therefore, this study aimed to measure the level of satisfaction among presbyopic patients who underwent surgical monovision in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Patients and methods This study evaluates patient satisfaction following excimer laser surgical monovision correction for presbyopia, conducted at the Ophthalmology Department in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The recruited participants were patients who underwent surgical monovision by excimer laser between 2019 and 2022. Interviews were conducted after obtaining patients’ basic data. Result This study included 69 patients. There was a significant improvement in the postoperative mean sphere values ( P =0.001) in all participants. Approximately 56.52% were very satisfied, 21.7% were satisfied, 7.25% were dissatisfied, and the rest were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with the procedure (14.49%). The overall mean satisfaction score was 4.33 (SD=0.85) out of 5. The satisfaction score was significantly higher among those who did not complain postoperatively ( T =3.647; P =0.001) and among those who recommended monovision surgery ( T =6.610; P <0.001). Conclusion In the current study, there was great patient satisfaction with monovision correction, with no major complaints. It is noteworthy that this satisfaction was reflected by a significant improvement in the refractive error postoperatively.