The patient outcomes include:
• 89 percent had to wait less than a month after scheduling the procedure to the time of the procedure
• 94 percent resumed normal daily living within a week of receiving the procedure
• 94 percent reported improved vision after the surgery
• 96 percent said they were able to schedule surgery at the desired time
• 98 percent indicated they were comfortable while undergoing the procedure
• 99 percent reported being comfortable after discharge
• 99 percent said they had a sufficient understanding of the procedure
• 99 percent said their physicians found their eyesight to be better or the same after surgery
• 99 percent reported that they would recommend the procedure
The data was gathered from 92 organizations that perform an estimated combined total of 170,000 cataract surgeries a year.
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