AIMS: To analyse the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics associated with second eye @entity231 surgery. METHODS: An observational, longitudinal study of @entity1 scheduled for first eye @entity231 surgery that did not involve a combined procedure was carried at two teaching hospitals and one non-teaching hospital in Barcelona, Spain. @entity1 were followed for 2 years after first eye @entity231 surgery to assess whether and when they had undergone second eye @entity231 surgery. Clinical characteristics, perceived health characteristics (perceived visual function and overall health status), and sociodemographic characteristics were compared between two @entity1 groups-those with surgery in only one eye and those who had undergone surgery in both eyes by the end of the 2 year follow up period. RESULTS: Of the 242 @entity1 studied, 125 (51.7%) underwent second eye surgery during the 2 year observation period. @entity1 with visual acuity 6/18 (0.3) or worse in the second eye compared with those with visual acuity over 6/12 (0.5) and @entity1 younger than 65 years compared with @entity1 aged 65-74 were more likely to undergo second eye surgery (adjusted odds ratio 3.9 and 1. 8, respectively). 52 (44.5%) @entity1 in the only one eye surgery group had a visual acuity less than 6/18 (0.3) in the second eye. CONCLUSIONS: Worse visual acuity in the second eye and younger ages are strongly associated with both eyes @entity231 surgery. There may be a potential increase of demand for this procedure in the near future since almost half of the @entity1 with only one eye surgery presented a low visual acuity in the second eye.

Factors associated with second eye XXXX surgery.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'Patients'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract']
@entity231 :: (MESH:D002386,Disease) :: ['cataract']
