Abstract
To determine whether intraocular lens (IOL) type affects patient driving habits 6months to 5years after cataract surgery, and to determine whether there were differences in self-reported driving habits between patients who received 1 of 2 IOLs. John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Retrospective case series. Patients completed a telephone-administered Driving Habits Questionnaire (DHQ) 6months to 5years afterhaving bilateral cataract surgery with a single-piece hydrophobic acrylic IOL, SN60WF (Group 1) or ZCB00 IOL (Group 2), in both eyes. The study comprised 260 patients (130 in each IOL group). Of these, 117 in Group 1 and 114 in Group 2 were still active drivers. The DHQ response differences for each IOL group did not reach statistical significance, except for self-rated quality of driving and difficulties with driving at night. Forthese significant differences, contradictory results were found. Patients with either of the monofocal IOLs had similar self-reported driving habits after bilateral cataract surgery. The choice of IOL did not affect patients' postoperative driving habits.
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