| Title |
The effect of cataract surgery on ocular dominance
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical Ophthalmology, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/opth.s93142 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Roy Schwartz, Yossi Yatziv |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study is to assess whether eye dominance may change after cataract surgery. This is a prospective case series. Cataract surgery candidates were examined prior to surgery for best-corrected visual acuity, eye dominance, and handedness. Patients with ocular conditions that may affect visual acuity were excluded from the study. A month following surgery, best-corrected visual acuity and eye dominance examinations were repeated. The study included 33 patients with a mean age of 70.5±9.4 years. Eighteen patients (54.5%) had right eye dominance. Following surgery, seven patients (21.2%) had a change in eye dominance. The change in dominance was linked to improved visual acuity in the operated eye and to a younger age, although with no statistical significance. This is the first study reported in the literature to show that ocular dominance is a plastic characteristic following cataract surgeries. The results may change the importance given to eye dominance measurement prior to surgeries that rely on this examination, such as monovision surgeries. |
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