Dry Eye Symptoms, Patient-Reported Visual Functioning, and Health Anxiety Influencing Patient Satisfaction After Cataract Surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate how patient satisfaction after cataract surgery is associated with postoperative visual acuity, visual functioning, dry eye signs and symptoms, health anxiety, and depressive symptoms.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-four patients (mean age: 68.02 years) were assessed 2 months after uneventful phacoemulsification; 27 were unsatisfied with their postoperative results and 27 were satisfied.

The Role of Health Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Dry Eye Disease.

Purpose: To investigate the associations between health anxiety, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and the severity of the subjective and objective symptoms of dry eye disease (DED).

Methods: Participants completed the following psychological questionnaires: Shortened Health Anxiety Inventory, Shortened Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory. Dry eye symptoms were evaluated using the ocular surface disease index (OSDI).