Satisfaction of 13,655 patients with laser vision correction at 1 month after surgery

J Refract Surg. 2009 Jul;25(7 Suppl):S642-6. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20090611-03.

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the level of laser vision correction patient satisfaction achieved by a large corporate provider of refractive surgery.

Methods: A computer-based, interactive survey was used to query patients regarding their satisfaction with the services, experience, and results of their laser vision correction procedure.

Results: Responses from 13,655 consecutive patients who completed their 1-month postoperative examination were analyzed in this study. A very high level of satisfaction was observed both for the quality of postoperative care provided (98.6%) and for the visual results obtained (95.0%). Most patients (94.2%) indicated that the surgery improved their life, and most would recommend both laser vision correction (96.5%) and the corporate provider (97.5%) to friends and family.

Conclusions: Patients report a high level of satisfaction with laser vision correction performed by a large corporate provider.

MeSH terms

  • Activities of Daily Living
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Health Care Surveys
  • Humans
  • Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-Assisted / methods*
  • Keratomileusis, Laser In Situ / methods*
  • Lasers, Excimer / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Medical Records Systems, Computerized / statistics & numerical data
  • Middle Aged
  • Myopia / surgery*
  • Patient Satisfaction / statistics & numerical data*
  • Professional Corporations
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Time Factors
  • Visual Acuity / physiology*
  • Young Adult