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Purpose: To characterize cataract surgery in people with dementia (PWD) using a cataract surgery outcomes database.
Methods: Demographics, medical and ocular history, surgical characteristics, and postoperative measures were analyzed for differences between PWD and non-PWD cohorts. Patient-level data were analyzed with Fisher's Exact Test, and eye-level data were analyzed with logistic regression using generalized estimating equations to account for correlation of eyes from the same individual.
Results: 507 eyes from 296 PWD were identified using appropriate ICD codes and cross-referenced to a cataract surgery outcomes database containing 12,949 eyes from 7,853 patients who underwent cataract phacoemulsification at a single center between January 2014 and October 2019. PWD were older ( < .001), had shorter duration cataract surgeries ( = .006), and were more likely to have mature cataract ( = .017). The rate of general anesthesia was higher in PWD ( = .005). There were no differences in complication rates between PWD and non-PWD cohorts. Both preoperative best corrected LogMAR distance visual acuity (CDVA) ( < .001) and postoperative CDVA ( < .001) were worse in PWD. CDVA significantly improved in both groups ( < .001); however, the average magnitude of improvement in CDVA was not significantly different between groups ( = .169).
Conclusions: PWD present for cataract surgery at a later age and were more likely to have mature cataracts and general anesthesia, but did not have higher rates of complication, and showed significant improvement in CDVA following surgery. These findings should be encouraging to PWD undergoing counseling for cataract surgery, and for the potential for improved function in PWD.
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