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The RCOphth National Ophthalmology Database article reports the frequency of surgical failure, defined as a loss of 0.6 LogMAR, and associated factors.
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Postoperative visual acuity remains an objective, standardized measure, but thresholds such as 6/12 may be inadequate when many patients meet them before surgery.
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Visual acuity alone may miss symptomatic relief and gains in uncorrected functional vision, while excellent clinical results do not always correspond to patient satisfaction.
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Patient-reported outcome measures can capture cataract-related symptoms and quality of life, but varied instruments and limited evidence of outcome improvement remain challenges.
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The Swedish National Cataract Register has used PROM data to identify patients at risk of poor subjective outcomes and cases where patient reports differ from clinical measures.
