Are We Performing Cataract Surgery Too Early? An Evaluation of PROs
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Are We Performing Cataract Surgery Too Early? An Evaluation of Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs)
IRAS ID
197417
Contact name
Umiya Agraval
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
Cataract surgery is the most common elective surgical procedure performed in the UK. It can dramatically improve not only visual acuity but also generic health and vision specific qualify of life measures. In recent years there has been a significant lowering of the threshold for surgical intervention for cataracts. Operations are being performed at an earlier stage, sometimes before the general well-being of the person is seriously affected. Assessing patients’ perspectives by measuring ‘Patient Reported Outcomes’ (PROs) gives a more realistic indication of the benefit of cataract surgery. Based on our clinical observations, we expect that early cataract extraction may not lead to significant improvements in PROs in a substantial proportion of patients. In this study we propose to measure PROs in patients with mild cataract to determine whether early surgery is beneficial.
REC name
West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/WM/0148
Date of REC Opinion
12 Apr 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion