Postoperative management of cataract surgery patients by ophthalmologists and optometrists

• Published in: Archives of ophthalmology (1960) Vol. 114; no. 9; p. 1121
• Main Authors: Bass, E B, Sharkey, P D, Luthra, R, Schein, O D, Javitt, J C, Tielsch, J M, Steinberg, E P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.1996
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cataract Extraction - standards; Cataract Extraction - statistics & numerical data; Continuity of Patient Care - standards; Continuity of Patient Care - statistics & numerical data; Data Collection; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Ophthalmology - standards; Ophthalmology - statistics & numerical data; Optometry - standards; Optometry - statistics & numerical data; Postoperative Care - standards; Postoperative Care - statistics & numerical data; Postoperative Complications - diagnosis; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data; Referral and Consultation - standards; Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data; Societies, Medical; United States; United States

To assess the frequency and content of post-operative examinations by ophthalmologists and optometrists for cataract surgery patients without operative complications and to assess the referral patterns of optometrists when complications are identified. In 1992 we conducted a survey of randomly selec...