The Misericordia Health Centre cataract comfort study

Pain perception in sequential cataract surgery: Comparison of first and second procedures

“…1 Immediate visual recovery, avoidance of postoperative ptosis or diplopia, decreased risk to the globe and optic nerve, decreased patient anxiety, and improved intraoperative patient cooperation are all cited as benefits that outweigh the possibility of increased pain. 2,3 A prospective crossover study of 36 bilateral cataract extraction recipients using peribulbar block then topical anesthesia, or vice versa, 4 found no significant differences in pain. More recently, a study of 57 patients having second cataract extraction 5 found no difference in mean pain scores when compared with a second, independent population of 70 patients having first cataract extraction.…”

Blocking noise but not music lowers bispectral index scores during sedation in noisy operating rooms

“…The possibility that hearing acuity skewed the data is very low because we excluded from the study those patients with poor auditory function on a preoperative hearing test, and study patients adjusted the volume of music to their most comfortable level. In two prospective studies of elderly outpatients undergoing cataract surgery, music failed to reduce the level of anxiety during surgery, even though it increased overall patient satisfaction [15,16]. Therefore, it is possible that music on its own cannot affect sedative scores of elderly patients.…”

Effects of Music Therapy on Intravitreal Injections: A Randomized Clinical Trial

“…15 Music has also demonstrated anxiety-reducing effects when played prior to a cataract surgery. 16 A nonrandomized controlled trial for cataract and glaucoma surgeries showed a decrease in blood pressure and heart rate as well as self-reported decrease in stress and better coping abilities after the surgeries. 17 However, in another controlled study, no differences in objective stress, as measured by State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), or vital signs were found in patients receiving music during cataract surgery, although the study did show an improved self-reported satisfaction with the surgery in patients receiving music.…”