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 +5 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 +2 more
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Is there overutilisation of cataract surgery in England? [PDF]
, 2008 <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. +17 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 +3 more
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Patient-reported outcomes measure after cataract surgery using the Catquest-9SF questionnaire in a U.S. Veterans Health Administration population. [PDF]
J Cataract Refract SurgPurpose: – To validate the Catquest-9SF survey in a US Veteran population while assessing how cataract surgery impacts quality of life from the patient’s perspective.Setting: – Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital.
Flood J, Koul R, Lundström M, Raju J.
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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 +9 more
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Risk factors for refractive error after cataract surgery : analysis of 282 811 cataract extractions reported to the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for cataract and refractive surgery [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose: To analyze risk factors for refractive error after cataract surgery and provide a benchmark for refractive outcomes after standard cataract surgery. setting: One hundred cataract surgery clinics from 12 European countries.
Manning, Sonia +7 more
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Pseudophakic mini-monovision: high patient satisfaction, reduced spectacle dependence, and low cost
BMC Ophthalmology, 2018 Background Cataract surgery with pseudophakic mini-monovision has lower out-of-pocket patient expense than premium multifocal intraocular lenses (IOL). The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient-reported satisfaction and spectacle dependence for ...
Debora Goetz Goldberg +4 more
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The Effect of Ptosis on Cataract Surgical Planning
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2015 Purpose: To describe a patient complaining of ‘ghosting' and ‘shadowing' after bilateral, sequential cataract extraction with toric intraocular lens (IOL) implantation who was found to have significant eyelid ptosis.
Irene C. Kuo
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Visual and refractive associations with falls after first-eye cataract surgery.
, 2022 PURPOSE: To clarify the effect of first-eye cataract surgery on the incidence of falls and identify components of visual function associated with fall risk. SETTING: Eight public hospital eye clinics in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, Australia.
McCluskey, P +11 more
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