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SM ISO690:2012 PADUCA, Ala, ARNAUT, Oleg, BENDELIC, Eugeniu, BRUENECH, Jan Richard, LUNDMARK, Per Olof. Patients misconceptions about strabismus surgery. In: Perspectives of the Balkan medicine in the post COVID-19 era: The 37th Balkan Medical Week. The 8th congress on urology, dialysis and kidney transplant from the Republic of Moldova “New Horizons in Urology”, Ed. 37, 7-9 iunie 2023, Chişinău. București: Balkan Medical Union, 2023, Ediția 37, p. 202. ISSN Print: ISSN 1584-9244 ISSN-L 1584-9244 Online: ISSN 2558-815X. |
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Perspectives of the Balkan medicine in the post COVID-19 era Ediția 37, 2023 |
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Study aim. To reveal the main reason for strabismus surgery delay and motivation for seeking surgical treatment in adulthood. Material and methods. Prospective survey among 91 adult patients, suffering from concomitant strabismus acquired in the childhood that underwent delayed strabismus surgery. Results. The mean age of participants was 24 years (from 16 to 58 years); 48 females (52.7%), and 43 males (47.3%). Strabismus surgery has been delayed for about 20 years in adult patients who could potentially benefit of it in childhood. The most common reasons for strabismus surgery delay, reported by patients, included the following: lack of awareness about surgery (37.4%); surgery was recommended but declined by patients’ parents/ guardians in their childhood (6.6%); fear of surgery (17.6%); eye specialists affirmation that surgery would not lead to strabismus improvement (27.5%); previous poor surgical experience (6.6%); and nonaffordability (4.4%). The main motivations for seeking strabismus surgery in adulthood among our patients were appearance improvement (38.5%), strengthening of self-confidence (30.8%), better social relationship (16.5%), better job opportunities (7.7%), and advice from family and friends (6.6%). Conclusions. About 80% of strabismus surgery delays in teenagers and adults were caused by lack of awareness regarding strabismus surgery and even the misconception among primary health care practitioners and some eye doctors who considered that surgery would not lead to strabismus correction. The main reasons for seeking strabismus surgery in adulthood were esthetical ones, self-confidence strengthening and building better social relationship. All factors mentioned bellow confirmed the negative impact of oculomotor disorders on patient’s psychological condition. |
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