Preoperative management in cataract surgery for high myopes

With the assistance of the American Academy of Ophthalmology preferred practice pattern retinal panel, Wilkinson conducted an extensive literature search on this topic, reviewing all relevant papers in the English language over the preceding 35 years. 2 His conclusion was that, on the basis of good...

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Published inBritish journal of ophthalmology Vol. 86; no. 12; pp. 1459 - 1460
Main Authors Ung, C T, Twomey, J M, Gray, R H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.12.2002
Copyright 2002 British Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects
Cataract Extraction - methods
Cataracts
Eye surgery
Humans
Mailbox
Myopia - surgery
Preoperative Care - methods
Retina
Surgery
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Summary:With the assistance of the American Academy of Ophthalmology preferred practice pattern retinal panel, Wilkinson conducted an extensive literature search on this topic, reviewing all relevant papers in the English language over the preceding 35 years. 2 His conclusion was that, on the basis of good quality (level 1) data, only symptomatic retinal tears warranted routine prophylactic treatment.
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Correspondence to: …C T Ung
ISSN:0007-1161
1468-2079
DOI:10.1136/bjo.86.12.1459-b