OSUWMC EEI Sequential Cataract Patient Experience Project

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose is to gauge the patients' level of comfort and anxiety for sequential cataract surgeries to assess if the second experience of cataract surgery differs from the initial experience.

Detailed Description
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Each patient is scheduled to undergo two sequential cataract extractions under topical anesthesia with local anesthetic eye drops and minimal sedation- one on each eye. The surgeon, basic surgical procedure, anesthetic technique, and approximate length of procedure are reasonably similar and the patients act as their own control. Subjects in the study will answer very brief questions regarding anxiety and comfort about their surgery before and after each procedure, and on the day after their second surgery.

Official Title
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OSUWMC EEI Sequential Cataract Patient Experience Project

Conditions
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Cataract Surgery Experience

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Survey


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients undergoing sequential cataract surgeries within a 6 week time period performed by the ophthalmologist, Amit Tandon, MD. Aged 18 years and older. Exclusion Criteria: Cognitive impairment causing inability to participate in survey Language barrier causing an inability to participate in survey Healthcare POA or guardian leading to an inability to consent to survey Physician autonomy; patients that are inappropriate for the study as deemed by investigator

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Sequential Cataract Surgery with Survey<br>Subjects eligible for the study will fall into the sequential cataract surgery group and be administered brief surveys. | Other: Survey<br>* Verbal survey will be given before and after the cataract surgery, and on the day following the second cataract surgery.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pain | Pain will be evaluated using verbal survey after each cataract surgery, scheduled to occur within 6 weeks time; subject will be asked if there was any difference in pain between surgeries on the day after the second cataract surgery. | First and second cataract extraction surgery occuring within 6 weeks | 
| Anxiety | Anxiety will be evaluated using verbal survey before each cataract surgeries, scheduled to occur within 6 weeks time; subject will be asked if there was any difference in anxiety between surgeries on the day after the second cataract surgery. | First and second cataract extraction surgery occuring within 6 weeks | 
| Awareness | Awareness will be evaluated using verbal survey after each cataract surgeries, scheduled to occur within 6 weeks time; subject will be asked if there was any difference in awareness between surgeries on the day after the second cataract surgery. | First and second cataract extraction surgery occuring within 6 weeks | 
| Comfort Level | Comfort level will be evaluated using verbal survey after cataract surgeries, scheduled to occur within 6 weeks time; subject will be asked if there was any difference in comfort level between surgeries on the day after the second cataract surgery. | First and second cataract extraction surgery occuring within 6 weeks |