[Q40] 38. I have had the following surgeries on one or both eyes:
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Question Count Score
Never Once Twice or more
Cataract surgery 479 1.37
RK (radial keratotomy, popular in 80s and 90s) 479 1.04
Laser vision correction (LASIK, LASEK, PRK, etc.) 479 1.21
Other elective vision surgery (refractive lens exchange, SMILE, etc) 479 1.01
Cornea transplant (partial or full thickness) 479 1.05
Ptosis surgery 479 1.04
Blepharoplasty (lid lift, any kind) 479 1.14
DCR (Dacryocystorhinostomy, due to blocked tear ducts) 479 1.04
Pterygium surgery 479 1.01
Any other eye or eyelid surgery 479 1.29
Average 1.12
Cataract surgery
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 347 72.44%
Once 86 17.95%
Twice or more 46 9.6%
Total 479 100 %
RK (radial keratotomy, popular in 80s and 90s)
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 462 96.45%
Once 13 2.71%
Twice or more 4 0.84%
Total 479 100 %
Laser vision correction (LASIK, LASEK, PRK, etc.)
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 395 82.46%
Once 66 13.78%
Twice or more 18 3.76%
Total 479 100 %
Other elective vision surgery (refractive lens exchange, SMILE, etc)
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 474 98.96%
Once 4 0.84%
Twice or more 1 0.21%
Total 479 100 %
Cornea transplant (partial or full thickness)
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 463 96.66%
Once 6 1.25%
Twice or more 10 2.09%
Total 479 100 %
Ptosis surgery
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 466 97.29%
Once 8 1.67%
Twice or more 5 1.04%
Total 479 100 %
Blepharoplasty (lid lift, any kind)
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 427 89.14%
Once 36 7.52%
Twice or more 16 3.34%
Total 479 100 %
DCR (Dacryocystorhinostomy, due to blocked tear ducts)
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 467 97.49%
Once 6 1.25%
Twice or more 6 1.25%
Total 479 100 %
Pterygium surgery
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 475 99.16%
Once 2 0.42%
Twice or more 2 0.42%
Total 479 100 %
Any other eye or eyelid surgery
Answer Count Percent
20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never 382 79.75%
Once 56 11.69%
Twice or more 41 8.56%
Total 479 100 %
Any other eye or eyelid surgery - Dynamic Text / Comments
02/28/2021 102555558 [Twice or more] Affected eye: multiple procedures to protect my cornea (tucking the eyelid, gold weight implanted & removed).
02/26/2021 102372480 [Once] Chalazion removal
02/25/2021 102186447 [Twice or more] decompression x 3
02/23/2021 101889717 [Twice or more] Several surgeries for strabismus and surgery to improve appearance of scar tissue or muscle that happened as result of botched surgery
02/21/2021 101638063 [Once] Surgery to plug my tear ducts
02/21/2021 101603311 [Once] Laser removal of rear capsule after cataract surgery
02/20/2021 101602234 [Twice or more] Detached retina
02/20/2021 101565585 [Once] Melanoma, ptosis, trichiasis, punctal plugs Amniotic membrane across area where melanoma was removed
02/19/2021 101532096 [Twice or more] Superficial keratectomy
02/19/2021 101528426 [Once] tear ducts cauterized with no effect whatsoever (I think just the lower)