TY - JOUR T1 - Vision related daily life problems in patients waiting for a cataract extraction. JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 608 LP - 611 DO - 10.1136/bjo.78.8.608 VL - 78 IS - 8 AU - M Lundström AU - G Fregell AU - A Sjöblom Y1 - 1994/08/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/78/8/608.abstract N2 - Problems in daily life activities caused by bad vision were studied in 150 patients with cataract before and 6 months after a cataract extraction. A relation was found between binocular visual acuity before surgery and the number of problems experienced (p < 0.001). After cataract extraction a reduction in problems was closely associated with an increase in visual acuity (p < 0.001) and also, in the patients' opinion, a better life situation (p < 0.001). Six questions to be answered when considering surgery are given. ER -