SynthesisInternational ophthalmology2021
A role for music in cataract surgery: a systematic review.
Synthesis in International ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05744141 (The Effect Of Relaxation Exercises Before Cataract Surgery On The Anxiety Level Of Elderly İndividuals), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.
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The Effect Of Relaxation Exercises Before Cataract Surgery On The Anxiety Level Of Elderly İndividuals
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Television decreases intra-operative hypertensive events in cataract surgery: a randomized clinical trial.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Trial
- Effective Strategies to Reduce Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery: An Umbrella Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
- Mozart's Music Reduces Fixation Loss in Visual Field Testing.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Preoperative information needs and preferences of refractive surgery patients: a discrete choice experiment.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Intraoperative pain assessment using a digital force gauge during vitreoretinal surgery: a prospective feasibility study.International ophthalmology · 2025Observational
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- Anxiety and depression in Chinese cataract patients: a network analysis.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Management of preoperative hypertension and anxiety based on early monitoring of pulse rate before cataract surgery.Japanese journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Pain perception enhancement in consecutive second-eye phacoemulsification cataract surgeries under topical anesthesia.International journal of ophthalmology · 2024Review
- Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation and narrow-band auditory stimulation on the intraoperative electroencephalogram: an exploratoratory feasibility study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of music-based interventions to address well-being in people with a vision impairment: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Exploring the Synergy of Music and Medicine in Healthcare: Expert Insights into the Curative and Societal Role of the Relationship between Music and Medicine.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Predictors of visual acuity improvement after phacoemulsification cataract surgery.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Effects of Low-Concentration Nitrous Oxide Anesthesia on Patient Anxiety During Cataract Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThere have been several studies that explore the anxiolytic effects of music during cataract surgery. This is the first systematic review of literature highlighting the effects of music on patients undergoing cataract surgery without pharmacological anxiolytics.
methodsA systematic review of literature using PRISMA methodology identified randomized controlled trials involving patients undergoing cataract surgery with music as an intervention during the procedure with outcomes measured using at least one assessment of anxiety level, pain score, satisfaction, or vital sign measurements. Studies using pharmacological anxiolytics or additional pain-relieving medications besides local anesthetic were excluded.
resultsThree studies, involving 523 patients, were included with patients undergoing cataract surgery with music intervention. Music intervention during cataract surgery has demonstrated use in reducing perceived pain, reducing anxiety, and improving vitals with increased benefit of reduced heart rate and blood pressures with binaural beat embedded music.
conclusionsThe clinical implications of this review identify non-traditional approaches to reducing anxiety intraoperatively for cataract surgeries, offering clinicians alternatives to minimizing benzodiazepine and medication use risks.
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