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

, 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., Black, N, Jamieson, L, van der Meulen, J.H., Black, N., Copley, L, Copley, L.P., Browne, J, Lewsey, J, Lewsey, J., van der Meulen, J, Browne, J.   +11 more
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White cataract following leech bite

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports
Maamouri Rym, Ayedi Walid, Jafer Aouin, Cheour Monia   +3 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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Pediatric cataracts of different etiologies contain insoluble, calcified particles

Frontiers in Ophthalmology, 2023
Our recent studies in mice suggest that a crucial event for the development of cataracts is the formation of calcium-containing deposits. To examine the generality of pathologic mineralization as a novel mechanism of cataract formation, we analyzed lens ...
Peter J. Minogue, Sarah H. Rodriguez, Sarah H. Rodriguez, Viviana M. Berthoud, Eric C. Beyer   +4 more
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Evaluation of the White-to-White Distance in 39,986 Chinese Cataractous Eyes

Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2021
To investigate the distribution of white-to-white (WTW) distance and its associations with other biometric parameters in Chinese cataractous eyes.Data on 39,986 eyes from 23,627 Chinese cataract patients were analyzed. Ocular biometric parameters, including WTW distance, corneal curvature, anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT), central ...
Wei, Ling, He, Wenwen, Meng, Jiaqi, Qian, Dongjin, Lu, Yi, Zhu, Xiangjia   +5 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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Secondary multifocal intraocular lens implantation: A novel management strategy for white cataracts

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2018
Objectives: This study was designed to analyse the outcomes of secondary multifocal intraocular lens implantation in eyes with white cataracts. Methods: White cataract patients undergoing secondary multifocal intraocular lens implantation between June ...
Jiawen Ling, Yiyong Qian, Peirong Lu
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A multipronged approach to prevent Argentinian flag sign in intumescent cataracts

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
In this communication, we describe a technique for creation of a single stage, adequately sized capsulorrhexis in intumescent cataracts by depressurizing the anterior and posterior intralenticular compartments in a nonleaky anterior chamber (AC) to ...
Deepika Dhingra, Monika Balyan, Chintan Malhotra, Vikash Rohilla, Vaneet Jakhar, Arun Kumar Jain   +5 more
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