PMID: 9546140Apr 18, 1998Paper

The importance of informed consent in the field of ophthalmology

[Hokkaido igaku zasshi] The Hokkaido journal of medical science
A Yoshida

Abstract

Ocular diseases have some characteristics that are different from diseases of other organs. First, patients clearly can judge for themselves whether or not they can see better postoperatively. Second, because several parameters such as visual acuity and intraocular pressure, are obtained from patients, patient's families and others can objectively judge the post-treatment status. Therefore, clinical information is easily available to others besides the physician. Third, except for acute ocular diseases such as retinal detachment, acute glaucoma, and ocular trauma that easily can result in blindness, ophthalmologists usually treat eyes that will maintain a certain visual acuity level. These are the primary reasons why patients and families complain about unfavorable post-treatment subjective symptoms. Because of these three characteristics of ocular disease, informed consent (IC) is extremely important in the field of ophthalmology. I studied ophthalmology and IC at Harvard Medical School, Boston, from 1980 to 1983, and again in 1989. Strict IC is mandatory in the United States. However, the concept of IC in the US cannot always be adapted to fit Japanese culture. The different legal concepts of IC in the two countries are discu...Continue Reading

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