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Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anaesthesia for cataract surgery. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: Cataract is a major cause of blindness worldwide. Unless medically contraindicated, cataract surgery is usually performed under local (regional) anaesthesia.
Henry OD Ejere   +9 more
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Performance of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in Chinese patients with cataract: a prospective, multicenter, registry study

open access: yesBMC Ophthalmology, 2019
Background This study aimed to investigate the completion rate, visual performance, and adverse outcomes of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) in Chinese patients.
Xiaobo Zhang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is there overutilisation of cataract surgery in England? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
<b>Objectives:</b> Following a 3.7-fold increase in the rate of cataract surgery in the UK between 1989 and 2004, concern has been raised as to whether this has been accompanied by an excessive decline in the threshold such that some ...
Jamison, L.   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Hydrophobic versus hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lens on posterior capsule opacification: a Meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
AIM: To conduct a Meta-analysis pooling randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to compare hydrophobic with hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses in terms of posterior capsule opacification (PCO) development.
Qiong Wu, Yan Li, Lian Wu, Cong-Yi Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of cataract in an older population in India: the India study of age-related eye disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence of cataract in older people in 2 areas of north and south India. DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: Randomly sampled villages were enumerated to identify people aged ≥ 60 years.
Gogoi, Madhurjya   +28 more
core   +1 more source

Postoperative IOP prophylaxis practice following uncomplicated cataract surgery: a UK-wide consultant survey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background In order to minimise postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) rise, after routine uncomplicated cataract surgery, prophylaxis may be adopted.
Dhillon, Baljean   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of second-eye cataract surgery: a systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Elective cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the NHS. In bilateral cataracts, the eye with greatest vision impairment from cataract is operated on first.
Jonathan Shepherd   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) in the correction of myopic astigmatism: outcomes and limitations - an update

open access: yesEye and Vision, 2017
Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) is a flap-free intrastromal technique for the correction of myopia and myopic astigmatism. To date, this technique lacks automated centration and cyclotorsion control, so several concerns have been raised ...
Jorge L. Alió del Barrio   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alport Syndrome and Femtosecond Laser-assisted Cataract Surgery

open access: yesJournal of Ophthalmic & Vision Research, 2020
We report the surgical management of a patient with bilateral anterior lenticonus due to Alport syndrome using femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) and the Optiwave Refractive Analysis (ORA) system.
Paz Orts-Vila   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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