The Long-term Effect of Vitreous Presentation During Extracapsular Cataract Surgery on Postoperative Visual Acuity

Because the primary metric for cataract surgery is improved vision, the choice of outcome measure by the authors was appropriate. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Preferred Practice Patterns for management of cataract in the adult patient, the proportion of eyes experiencing...

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Published inAmerican journal of ophthalmology Vol. 144; no. 2; pp. 286 - 287
Main Authors Belani, Shaleen L, Masket, Samuel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2007
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Cataract Extraction - adverse effects
Cataracts
Diabetic retinopathy
Eye Diseases - etiology
Eye surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Ophthalmology
Postoperative Period
Studies
Success
Surgery
Surgical outcomes
Visual Acuity - physiology
Vitreous Body - pathology
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Summary:Because the primary metric for cataract surgery is improved vision, the choice of outcome measure by the authors was appropriate. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Preferred Practice Patterns for management of cataract in the adult patient, the proportion of eyes experiencing vitreous loss during cataract extraction varies between 1.3% in the European Cataract Outcome Study and 4.4% in a United Kingdom survey of 100 hospitals between 1997 to 1998.3 In a study of phacoemulsification performed by third-year residents, vitreous loss was found to occur in 5.4% of patients,4 which is very similar to the 5.2% reported in the present study.
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ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/j.ajo.2007.05.021