Comparison of effect of machine muteness to reduce noise anxiety vs regular settings on patient compliance during pan-retinal photocoagulation Authors Amna Anam Department of Ophthalmology, Gujranwala Medical College, DHQ Teaching Hospital, Gujranwala, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6996-8982 Irfan Qayyum Malik Department of Ophthalmology, Gujranwala Medical College, DHQ Teaching Hospital, Gujranwala, Pakistan Zeeshan Hameed Department of Ophthalmology, Gujranwala Medical College, DHQ Teaching Hospital, Gujranwala, Pakistan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5718-8073 DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9181 Keywords: Pan-retinal Photocoagulation, Argon Laser, Pain Abstract This Quasi Experimental study was conducted at Major Eye Clinic, Gujranwala, from January to December 2022, to study the effect of muting the sound of Argon Laser machine on patient compliance and the pain felt during pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP). Eighty patients were included in the study with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), retinal breaks, lattice and myopic fundus degenerations for which PRP was performed. A total of 80 patients were enrolled, who were divided in two groups with 40 patients in each group. Group A patients received muted machine settings, while group B underwent regular PRP. The mean age was 54.6±3.4 years. Sixty-eight (85%) cases were of PDR, 4 (5%) of retinal breaks, 3 (3.75%) of lattice degenerations associated with breaks, and 5 (6.25%) of laser barrage. ---Continue Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-01-20 How to Cite Anam, A., Malik, I. Q., & Hameed, Z. (2024). Comparison of effect of machine muteness to reduce noise anxiety vs regular settings on patient compliance during pan-retinal photocoagulation. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(2), 384–386. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9181 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 2 (2024): FEBRUARY Section SHORT COMMUNICATION License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.