Is day-case cataract surgery an attractive alternative from the patients' point of view? A questionnaire survey.

Cataract surgery is the most common elective surgical procedure undertaken in elderly people. In many European countries and in the USA cataract surgery is normally a day-case procedure without an overnight stay in hospital, unlike the situation in Austria where fewer than 2% of patients are day cases. However, there is a lack of prospective studies on patients' need for and acceptance of day-case surgery.