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Preoperative visual acuity among cataract surgery patients and countries' state of development: a global study. [PDF]

, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To describe the preoperative surgical case mix among patients undergoing cataract extraction and explore associations between case mix, country level of development (as measured by the Human Development Index, HDI) and cataract surgery rates ...
Razavi, H, Turner, EL, Claire Gilbert, Robert J Lindfield, Robert Lindfield, Lindfield, Robert J, Shaheen Shah, Elizabeth Turner, Gilbert, Clare E, Int Eye Res, N, International Eye Research Network, Shah, SP, Claire E Gilbert, Razavi, Hessom, Shaheen P Shah, Hessom Razavi, Elizabeth L Turner, Gilbert, CE, Shah, Shaheen P, Turner, Elizabeth L, Lindfield, RJ, on behalf of the International Eye Research Network, Gilbert, Claire E   +22 more
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Peribulbar versus retrobulbar anaesthesia for cataract surgery. [PDF]

, 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, Kyari, Fatima, Ejere, HOD, Alhassan, Mahmoud Babanini, Mahmoud B Alhassan, Fatima Kyari, Alhassan, MB, Ejere, Henry Od, Kyari, F, Archila Tibaduiza, Leidy Johanna   +9 more
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Long-term outcomes of small-incision cataract surgery in patients with uveitis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Purpose: To evaluate the long-term outcomes of manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS) in eyes with uveitis. Methods: Patients who underwent MSICS for uveitic cataract from 2009 to 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. Visually significant cataract
Rahul Bhargava, Kankambari Pandey, Bhavya Mehta   +2 more
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Cataract surgery in Southern Ethiopia: distribution, rates and determinants of service provision. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Cataract is the leading cause of blindness worldwide, with the greatest burden found in low-income countries. Cataract surgery is a curative and cost-effective intervention.
Habtamu, Esmael, Burton, Matthew J, Esmael Habtamu, Zebiba Eshete, Matthew J Burton, Eshete, Zebiba   +5 more
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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of second-eye cataract surgery: a systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]

, 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, Frampton, Geoff, Geoff Frampton, Petra Harris, Harris, Petra, Andrew Lotery, Keith Cooper, Cooper, Keith, Shepherd, Jonathan, Lotery, Andrew J.   +9 more
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A Cross-Sectional Online Survey Identifies Subspecialty Differences in the Management of Pediatric Cataracts Associated with Uveitis

Ophthalmology and Therapy, 2020
Introduction To determine if differences exist between pediatric ophthalmologists and uveitis ophthalmologists in the treatment of pediatric uveitic cataracts and placement of intraocular lenses.
Samuel J. Carpentier, Jennifer L. Jung, Jennifer L. Patnaik, Paula E. Pecen, Alan G. Palestine   +4 more
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Postoperative IOP prophylaxis practice following uncomplicated cataract surgery: a UK-wide consultant survey [PDF]

, 2005
Background In order to minimise postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) rise, after routine uncomplicated cataract surgery, prophylaxis may be adopted.
Dhillon, Baljean, Zamvar, Usha, Dhillon Baljean, Zamvar Usha   +3 more
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Ebola Virus Persistence in Ocular Tissues and Fluids (EVICT) Study: Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction and Cataract Surgery Outcomes of Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone

EBioMedicine, 2018
Background: Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors are at risk for uveitis during convalescence. Vision loss has been observed following uveitis due to cataracts.
Jessica G. Shantha, John G. Mattia, Augustine Goba, Kayla G. Barnes, Faiqa K. Ebrahim, Colleen S. Kraft, Brent R. Hayek, Jessica N. Hartnett, Jeffrey G. Shaffer, John S. Schieffelin, John D. Sandi, Mambu Momoh, Simbirie Jalloh, Donald S. Grant, Kerry Dierberg, Joyce Chang, Sharmistha Mishra, Adrienne K. Chan, Rob Fowler, Tim O'Dempsey, Erick Kaluma, Taylor Hendricks, Roger Reiners, Melanie Reiners, Lowell A. Gess, Kwame ONeill, Sarian Kamara, Alie Wurie, Mohamed Mansaray, Nisha R. Acharya, William J. Liu, Sina Bavari, Gustavo Palacios, Moges Teshome, Ian Crozier, Paul E. Farmer, Timothy M. Uyeki, Daniel G. Bausch, Robert F. Garry, Matthew J. Vandy, Steven Yeh   +40 more
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Blindness and visual impairment due to age-related cataract in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of recent population-based studies. [PDF]

, 2013
AIM: We aimed to evaluate age-related cataract as a contributor to blindness and visual impairment (VI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS: A systematic review of population-based studies published between 2000 and October 2012.
Sherwin, Justin C, Bastawrous, Andrew, Dean, William H   +2 more
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Herpetic uveitis caused by herpes simplex virus after cataract surgery in a patient without prior viral keratitis or uveitis: a case report

BMC Ophthalmology, 2022
Background To report a case of herpetic uveitis caused by herpes simplex virus after cataract surgery in a patient without prior viral keratitis or uveitis.
Feng Hu, Wenxue Guan, Yongpeng Zhang, Xiaoyan Peng   +3 more
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