The authors investigated the effect of giving written material on information recall from informed consent counselling for cataract surgery. Fifty English-speaking patients who underwent non-urgent cataract extraction at Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, were prospectively enrolled. Systematic counselling for cataract surgery was provided, with a written copy of the content given to a r...

AIM To determine the relative risk of a poor visual outcome following posterior capsule rupture during cataract surgery. METHODS Prospective data were collected on consecutive eyes undergoing cataract extraction. The patient's age, preoperative visual acuity, ocular comorbidity, grade of surgeon, and operative complications were documented. The best spectacle corrected visual acuity was recor...

A randomised single blinded clinical trial to compare the cost of cataract surgery between extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and phacoemulsification (PEA) was conducted at Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HUKM) between March and December 2000. A total of 60 patients were included in this study. The cost of a cataract surgery incurred by hospital, patients and households up to two...

purpose : we describe our experience on safety and effectiveness of phacoemulsification in cataract and congenital iris coloboma and point out some specific surgical recommendations aimed to minimize its complications. methods : a prospective case series study was conducted on nineteen consecutive patients with cataract and congenital iris coloboma referred to the farabi eye hospital in tehran....

Both glaucoma and cataract are diseases with an increasing prevalence with age, and thus one often finds that they are coexistent in the elderly patient population. The association of glaucoma with cataract has become more frequent because of increase in life expectancy. The use of antiglaucoma medication has only strengthened their association. The presence of cataract can affect the ability t...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the efficacy of a single-injection technique for percutaneous peribulbar anesthesia with a short needle as an alternative to the double-injection technique for cataract extraction. METHODS We included 200 patients who underwent elective cataract surgery randomized into 2 equal groups. They received either single-injection peribulbar anesthesia with a 16-mm needle or do...

The results of 501 day-case cataract extractions are presented. This is a safe way to manage an operation for which there will be an increased demand. Only 13% of these patients stated that they would have preferred to stay in hospital after surgery.

AIM To analyze the outcome of combined clear cornea phacoemulsification, vitrectomy, foreign body extraction, and intraocular lens implantation in patients with traumatic cataract and intraocular foreign body. METHODS Retrospective analysis included the results of combined cataract and vitreoretinal surgery in 16 patients. All patients had a penetrating eye injury, traumatic cataract, and int...

BACKGROUND Surgery of radiation-induced cataracts in children with retinoblastoma (RB) is a challenge as early intervention is weighted against the need to delay surgery until complete tumour control is obtained. This study analyses the safety and functional results of such surgery. METHODS In a retrospective, non-comparative, consecutive case series, we reviewed medical records of RB patient...

Aim—To determine the eVect of age on final corrected visual acuity following cataract extraction. Methods—A case series of 880 patients aged 60 years and older undergoing cataract extraction between 1996 and 1999 was studied. The best corrected visual acuity was assessed at discharge from the service and the proportion of patients who achieved a postoperative acuity of >6/12 was determined for ...