Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Ophthalmology Volume 2012, Article ID 230641, 9 pages doi:10.1155/2012/230641 Research Article Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study Adriano Fasolo,1 Cristina Capuzzo,2 Michela Fornea,2 Anna Chiara Frigo,2 Cristina Monterosso,3 Alfonso Zampini,3 Antonio Avarello,4 Alessandro Galan,4 Sandro Sbordone,5 Adele Elisabetta Ragucci,5 Claudio Gorla,6 Francesco Grigoletto,2 and Diego Ponzin1 1 Fondazione Banca degli Occhi del Veneto, Via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Zelarino, Venezia, Italy 2 Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiologiche, Toraciche e Vascolari, Universita degli Studi di Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy ` 3 U.O. Oculistica, Ospedale dell’Angelo, 30174 Zelarino, Venezia, Italy 4 U.O. Oculistica, Ospedale S. Antonio, 35127 Padova, Italy 5 Clinica Oculistica, Policlinico Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy 6 U.O. Oculistica, Ospedale Ca’ Foncello, 31100 Treviso, Italy Correspondence should be addressed to Diego Ponzin, diego.ponzin@fbov.it Received 30 July 2011; Revised 7 February 2012; Accepted 9 February 2012 Academic Editor: Anthony J. Bron Copyright © 2012 Adriano Fasolo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Purpose. To evaluate effects of corneal transplantation on the health-related quality of life and patients’ satisfaction. Methods. Patients scheduled for elective penetrating or anterior lamellar keratoplasty completed by telephone interview the SF-12 Health Survey, befo