Titre du document / Document title

Resource management of cataract patients : Effect of four contemporary incisions on postoperative visits required

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

CLAOUE C. ⁽¹⁾ ; HICKS C. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Moorfields Hospital, London, ROYAUME-UNI

Résumé / Abstract

Purpose: To assess the effect of four contemporary cataract surgery incisions on the number of postoperative visits required. Setting: Cataract service of a large free-standing eye hospital in a capital city. Methods: This study comprised a prospective evaluation of three incisions for phacoemulsification and a retrospective assessment of age- and sex-matched patients having conventional corneal section extracapsular cataract extraction. All patients had age-related cataract. Main outcome measures were complications, best corrected and uncorrected visual acuities 6 weeks after surgery, and number of visits before discharge. Follow-up was at least 6 months. Results: Patients who had small and scleral incisions had better uncorrected visual acuities 6 weeks postoperatively because they had less astigmatism. Patients who had small and scleral incisions required significantly fewer postoperative visits before discharge. Conclusion: A prospective assessment of the feasibility and acceptability of reduced postoperative follow-up after phacoemulsification using a scleral tunnel is required.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of cataract and refractive surgery   ISSN 0886-3350   CODEN JCSUEV 

Source / Source

1996, vol. 22, n^o6, pp. 713-716 (17 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Elsevier, New York, NY, ETATS-UNIS  (1986) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Cataract ; Surgical incision ; Cornea ; Size ; Consultation ; Postoperative ; Technique ; Comparative study ; Human ; Eye disease ; Lens disease ; Surgery ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Cataracte ; Incision chirurgicale ; Cornée ; Taille ; Consultation ; Postopératoire ; Technique ; Etude comparative ; Homme ; Oeil pathologie ; Cristallin pathologie ; Chirurgie ; Segment antérieur pathologie ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Catarata ; Incisión quirúrgica ; Córnea ; Talla ; Consulta ; Postoperatorio ; Técnica ; Estudio comparativo ; Hombre ; Ojo patología ; Cristalino patología ; Cirugía ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 20937, 35400006368048.0120