Table 2.
Awareness of Refractive Surgery among King Abdulaziz University medical students.
| Awareness of Refractive Surgery among King Abdulaziz University medical students | |
|---|---|
| Total (n = 177) | |
| Are you aware of surgical procedure for refractive error correction? | |
| Yes | 163 (92.1%) |
| No | 14 (7.9%) |
| If yes, would you be willing to undergo that procedure? | |
| Yes | 123 (69.5%) |
| No | 37 (20.9%) |
| Not applicable | 17 (9.6%) |
| If no, state the most likely reason | |
| Cost of procedure | 5 (2.8%) |
| Fear of complications | 25 (14.1%) |
| Lack of information | 9 (5.1%) |
| Chance that spectacles may be necessary in future | 7 (4%) |
| Not applicable | 119 (67.2%) |
| I know about refractive surgery from | |
| Family and friends | 97 (54.8%) |
| Social media | 19 (10.7%) |
| Physician | 30 (16.9%) |
| Lectures or course | 21 (11.9%) |
| I do not know | 9 (5.1%) |
| Do you expect refractive surgeries to be dangerous? | |
| Yes | 36 (20.3%) |
| No | 141 (79.7%) |
| Complications of refractive surgeries are | |
| Simple | 102 (57.6%) |
| Advanced | 14 (7.9%) |
| I do not know | 61 (34.5%) |
| Have you ever wondered why an ophthalmologist uses glasses and did not perform refractive surgery? | |
| Yes | 89 (50.3%) |
| No | 88 (49.7%) |
| Do you think vision weakness comes back after a period of laser procedure? | |
| Yes | 129 (72.9%) |
| No | 48 (27.1%) |