Cataract surgery is the most common surgical operation carried out by ophthalmologists. Patients undergoing cataract surgery have been found to have a low level of understanding of the operation, and this is increasingly being linked with increasing patient dissatisfaction.¹

Pager’s recent article² showed that a simple inexpensive videotape showing patients what to expect from cataract surgery increases their understanding and satisfaction with the surgery, as well as reduces patient anxiety. We carried out a cross-sectional study to look at whether a multimedia visual computer …