ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Med.
Sec. Ophthalmology
The Personality Factor in Premium IOLs Selection: Quantifying Myers-Briggs Personality Types Influence Among Cataract Surgeons
Provisionally accepted
Yinuo Wen1Yan Liu1Linghao Song1
Xinyue Wang1Ruohong Li1Yue Yu2Shenjie Peng2
Zexu Chen1
Tianhui Chen1
Yongxiang Jiang1*- 1Fudan University Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital, Shanghai, China
- 2Fudan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Background: Phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation is the standard treatment for cataracts. The surgeon's personality may influence IOL selection. Understanding whether Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality profiles affect IOL selection accuracy and preferences can enhance patient satisfaction. Therefore, this retrospective single-center, cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the accuracy of IOL selection among cataract surgeons with different MBTI personality profiles and assess whether personality traits influence IOL preferences. Methods: 50 cataract surgeons with different personality profiles were involved to select IOL for 43 patients based on collected preoperative data. Surgeons' MBTI profiles were assessed, and their IOL selections were compared against clinical recommendations. Accuracy was analyzed across MBTI dichotomies (e.g., Extraversion / Introversion) and subtypes. Bland-Altman and consistency analyses evaluated preferences and agreement. Ocular biometric and comorbidity data were included. Results: No significant differences were found in IOL selection accuracy across the four MBTI dichotomous categories (P = 0.071, P = 0.178, P = 0.803, and P = 0.137, respectively). However, accuracy varied significantly across MBTI personality subtypes (P = 0.007). Consistency analysis revealed poor agreement across the four MBTI dimensions (Kappa = 0.012, Kappa = - 0.013, Kappa = 0.001, and Kappa = 0.005, respectively). In contrast, Bland-Altman analysis indicated that Extraverted and Sensing surgeons showed a greater preference for multifocal and
Keywords: Myers-Briggs type indicator, personality types, cataract surgeons, Intraocular Lens Selection, Ocular parameters, Demographics
Received: 23 Sep 2025; Accepted: 10 Nov 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Wen, Liu, Song, Wang, Li, Yu, Peng, Chen, Chen and Jiang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Yongxiang Jiang, yongxiang_jiang@163.com
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