Years of sunlight exposure and cataract: a case-control study in a Mediterranean population. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: We aimed to investigate the relation between sunlight exposure and risk of cataract. METHODS: We carried out a frequency-matched case-control study of 343 cases and 334 controls attending an ophthalmology outpatient clinic at a primary health-
Pastor-Valero, María +3 more
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Visual Outcome of Cataract Surgery in Children with Traumatic Cataract: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]
Objective: The study aimed to assess the visual outcomes following cataract surgery in children diagnosed with traumatic cataracts. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Karachi, from ...
Muhammad Azam +5 more
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Traumatic Cataract; A Narrative Review [PDF]
A traumatic cataract is a known consequence of both closed and open-eye injuries and can present as an early or a late sequel of the traumatic event. A variety of etiologies, including penetrating injuries, eye contusion, chemical burns, electric sparks,
Sheikhghomi, Sima +2 more
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Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgeries reported to the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery : baseline characteristics, surgical procedure, and outcomes [PDF]
Purpose To describe a large cohort of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgeries in terms of baseline characteristics and the related outcomes. Setting Eighteen cataract surgery clinics in 9 European countries and Australia.
Manning, Sonia +8 more
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Preoperative visual acuity among cataract surgery patients and countries' state of development: a global study. [PDF]
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 +22 more
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Visual Outcome of Pediatric Traumatic Cataract in Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa, Nepal.
INTRODUCTION There are not many studies of pediatric trauma in Nepal. Therefore, this study was conducted to find out the visual outcome of pediatric traumatic cataract and causes of poor visual acuity.
G. Gurung, K. Bajracharya
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Safety of Primary Intraocular Lens Insertion in Unilateral Childhood Traumatic Cataract
This study analyzes the results of cataract surgery with primary intraocular lens implantation in unilateral childhood traumatic cataract following penetrating trauma and its long term follow up.
Sandeep Kumar, A Panda, BP Bandu, H Das
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Purpose: To identify clinical factors associated with the need for future surgical intervention following closed globe ocular trauma. Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Ashley Batchelor, MS +7 more
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Visual outcome in patients operated for traumatic cataract: A prospective hospital based study
B S T R A T Background: Ocular trauma is the commonest cause of uniocular cataract in young individuals. Aim of this study was to quantify the visual outcome in terms of visual acuity after removal of traumatic cataract and implantation of an IOL ...
A. Singhal, Anuj Sharma, S. M
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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]
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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