ArticleJournal of cataract and refractive surgery2026
Patient-reported outcomes measure after cataract surgery using the Catquest-9SF questionnaire in a U.S. Veterans Health Administration population.
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purposeTo validate the Catquest-9SF survey in a U.S. Veteran population while assessing how cataract surgery affects quality of life from the patient's perspective.
settingEdward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois.
designA prospective survey study of Veteran patients undergoing cataract surgery, gauging preoperative and postoperative responses to questions regarding vision-related daily tasks.
methodsRecruitment selected for all Veteran patients undergoing routine cataract surgery without a second simultaneous ophthalmic surgery. Patients who experienced complications during surgery were excluded. Outcomes were measured using the Catquest-9SF questionnaire and postoperative visual acuity.
results257 Veterans were included in this study. Rasch person-measure estimates improved from -1.37 to -4.22 logits (Δ 2.85 logits), indicating higher visual functioning after cataract surgery. The Catquest-9SF demonstrated satisfactory Rasch performance (ordered thresholds, person reliability 0.83, person-separation 2.25, first contrast eigenvalue 1.65). Mean logMAR visual acuity improved from 0.41 ± 0.34 to 0.18 ± 0.22 (mean change -0.23; P < .01).
conclusionsTo the authors' knowledge, this is the first use of the Catquest-9SF questionnaire as a patient-reported outcomes measure tool to investigate cataract surgery outcomes among U.S. Veterans. This study found that the Catquest-9SF satisfied validation criteria in a U.S. Veteran population and found cataract surgery to improve patient-reported outcomes, regardless of comorbidity.
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