The Quest For The Optimal Candidate For Pseudophakic Presbyopic Correction: The Role Of Personality Type.

To explore the impact of personality type, social roles and working mandates οn the visual capacity and satisfaction of patients that underwent pseudophakic presbyopic correction and to determine the best possible candidates for such procedure.

Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Greece.

Personality type, social types and working mandates were evaluated as a routine procedure to patients that visited the Presbyopia Service of the University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, by means of structured questionnaires. Personality types were evaluated with the Greek version of the Traits Personality Questionaire 5.Six months following pseudophakic presbyopic correction surgery, each study participant was evaluated regarding their visual capacity using the Greek version of the MNREAD chart  for near vison and the Greek version of the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study chart for distant vision targets. Vision-specific quality of life was assessed using the Greek version of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire.

Regression modeling was attempted to identify the demographics, social roles and personality type of the patient most compatible to receive pseudophakic presbyopic correction.120 participants,80 with multifocal presbyopic correction and 40 without.There was no statistical significant difference between the two groups regarding age and gender. 5 characteristics were used to describe personality: extraversion, neuroticism, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness.There were statistical significant differences in 4 of these, with the multifocal correction group showing a lower percentage in neuroticism και higher percentages in openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness.Overall satisfaction rates were above 88% in the multifocal group.

Apart from the visual outcome, personality plays an important role in the final satisfaction regarding a surgical procedure. The outcomes of this study can contribute to the body of knowledge on the topic of pseudophakic presbyopic correction in order to better understand patients’ needs and requirements. The final aim is to be able to choose the optimal candidates for pseudophakic presbyopic correction, so as to achieve maximum results and better patient satisfaction rates.