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Anaesthesia for Cataract Surgery
Drugs & Aging, 2010Cataract surgery is the most frequent surgical procedure requiring anaesthesia in developed countries. It is performed mainly in elderly patients, who present with many coexisting diseases that induce subsequent hazards from general anaesthesia. Cataract anaesthesia is performed following various techniques of regional anaesthesia, which are detailed ...
Emmanuel, Nouvellon +3 more
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Archives of Ophthalmology, 1972
Injections of 0.01% carbachol and 1% acetylcholine chloride (Miochol) into the anterior chamber in round pupil cataract extractions prevent the formation of peripheral anterior synechia but do not preserve the integrity of the vitreous face. Carbachol (0.01%) is as effective for prompt miosis as acetylcholine (1.0%), but the miosis is more prolonged ...
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Injections of 0.01% carbachol and 1% acetylcholine chloride (Miochol) into the anterior chamber in round pupil cataract extractions prevent the formation of peripheral anterior synechia but do not preserve the integrity of the vitreous face. Carbachol (0.01%) is as effective for prompt miosis as acetylcholine (1.0%), but the miosis is more prolonged ...
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Microincisions in cataract surgery
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2014Improvements in phacoemulsification technology and instrumentation and intraocular lens materials and design have enabled cataract surgery to be performed through incisions smaller than 2.0 mm in external width. This evolution has occurred over time, with new challenges arising at each step of the decrease in incision size.
Steven, Dewey +5 more
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Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 2007
ABSTRACT.Bilateral congenital cataract is the most common cause of treatable childhood blindness. Nuclear cataract is usually present at birth and is non‐progressive, while lamellar cataract usually develops later and is progressive. Prompt surgery has to be performed in cases with dense congenital cataract: if nystagmus has developed, the amblyopia is
Charlotta, Zetterström +1 more
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ABSTRACT.Bilateral congenital cataract is the most common cause of treatable childhood blindness. Nuclear cataract is usually present at birth and is non‐progressive, while lamellar cataract usually develops later and is progressive. Prompt surgery has to be performed in cases with dense congenital cataract: if nystagmus has developed, the amblyopia is
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Anesthesia for Cataract Surgery
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1986To the Editor.— I read with interest "Anesthesia for Cataract Surgery," which appeared in the Dec 20, 1985, issue ofThe Journal. 1 All three correspondents are concerned about the safety of the patient. However, the discussion primarily involves pharmacologic agents rather than skill and compassion of the anesthetizing personnel. We have performed in
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Cataracts and Cataract Surgery
2009An 80-year-old lady is bought in by her son for continuing care of mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and geographic atrophy. She is a well-established patient and is familiar with the physician and the office staff. The ophthalmic technician notes that the patient required more assistance than usual to navigate to the exam chair ...
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Indications for cataract surgery
Current Opinion in Opthalmology, 2001This review article will attempt to guide ophthalmologists in deciding the indications for cataract surgery. It will consider this year's visual function questionnaires, ancillary vision tests, and postoperative outcome measures to assess visual function.
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The Surgery of Cataract in Megalocornea
Archives of Ophthalmology, 1958In an account of the removal of a cataract in a case of megalocornea by Smillie (1955), it was suggested that, since instances of such surgery are rare and the results are uncertain, further experiences should be recorded. A further two cases are therefore submitted, both involving one patient.
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Anticoagulants and cataract surgery
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 1988To evaluate complications resulting from increased bleeding, 2,178 cataract surgery patients, 28 of whom were on anticoagulants, were studied prospectively. The anticoagulated patients showed no increase in sight-threatening complications when compared to the nonanticoagulated cataract patients.
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Complications of Cataract Surgery
American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1952C D, TOWNES, C T, MORAN, H A, PFINGST
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