To evaluate results at three months postoperatively on patient satisfaction and preoperative clinical factors affecting patient satisfaction after implantation of an AcrySof ReSTOR intraocular lens (IOL).

Thirty-three eyes of 33 patients who underwent implantation of spheric/aspheric AcrySof ReSTOR IOL at the Samsung Medical Center of Korea were enrolled in the present study. The uncorrected distance visual acuity (UCDVA), best corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA), and refractive error were recorded preoperatively and three months after surgery. A questionnaire to assess patient satisfaction was created (score range: 1-5, 5 being the maximum score). Patient age, preoperative UCDVA, BCDVA, corneal astigmatism, and asphericity of IOL were selected as preoperative factors influencing patient satisfaction.

One hundred percent and 93.9% of the patients achieved UCDVA and BCDVA of 20/25 or better, respectively. The overall patient satisfaction score was 3.9±1.0/4.5±0.7 ( p =0.073) and the score of intent to recommend ReSTOR IOL to others was 3.7±1.0/4.5±0.6 ( p =0.013) with the spheric/aspheric IOL, respectively. The age of patients was negatively correlated with the score of overall satisfaction and the intent to recommend the procedure to others ( p =0.024, 0.031). The overall patient satisfaction and intent to recommend of the patients who were less than 55 years old were significantly higher than those of the older patients ( p =0.032, 0.039).

High UCDVA and BCDVA resulted from the implantation of ReSTOR IOL. The younger the patients were, the higher the resulting patient satisfaction. Implantation of ReSTOR IOL in young patients is recommended.