Complications of cataract surgery

E Chan, OAR Mahroo, DJ Spalton - Clinical and Experimental …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Modern cataract surgery is safe in more than 95 per cent of patients. In the small number of
cases where a serious complication occurs, the most common is an intra‐operative posterior …

Six-year incidence of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery: Swedish national study

E Friling, M Lundström, U Stenevi, P Montan - Journal of Cataract & …, 2013 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report the nationwide incidence and risk factors for endophthalmitis after
cataract surgery in Sweden. SETTING: Swedish National Cataract Register containing …

A review of teaching methods and outcomes of resident phacoemulsification

K Kaplowitz, M Yazdanie, A Abazari - Survey of Ophthalmology, 2018 - Elsevier
Cataract surgery with phacoemulsification is a challenging procedure for surgeons in
training to learn to perform safely, efficiently, and effectively. We review the auxiliary learning …

The Cataract National Dataset electronic multicentre audit of 55 567 operations: risk stratification for posterior capsule rupture and vitreous loss

N Narendran, P Jaycock, RL Johnston, H Taylor… - Eye, 2009 - nature.com
Aims To identify and quantify risk factors for posterior capsule rupture or vitreous loss or both
(PCR or VL or both) during cataract surgery and provide a method of composite risk …

Femtosecond laser–assisted cataract surgery versus standard phacoemulsification cataract surgery: outcomes and safety in more than 4000 cases at a single center

RG Abell, E Darian-Smith, JB Kan, PL Allen… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare the intraoperative complications and safety of femtosecond laser–
assisted cataract surgery and conventional phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Setting …

Prospective multicenter evaluation of cataract surgery in patients taking tamsulosin (Flomax)

DF Chang, RH Osher, L Wang, DD Koch - Ophthalmology, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) caused by systemic α-blockers has
been associated with an increased risk of cataract surgical complications when the surgeon …

Prevalence and predictors of ocular complications associated with cataract surgery in United States veterans

PB Greenberg, VL Tseng, WC Wu, J Liu, L Jiang… - Ophthalmology, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE:: To investigate the prevalence and predictors of intraoperative and 90-day
postoperative ocular complications associated with cataract surgery performed in the United …

Visualizing vitreous using Kenalog suspension

SE Burk, AP Da Mata, ME Snyder, S Schneider… - Journal of Cataract & …, 2003 - Elsevier
We developed and evaluated a method of visualizing vitreous gel in the anterior segment. In
this study, 0.2 mL of injectable triamcinolone (Kenalog®) 40 mg/mL was captured in a 5 μm …

The Cataract National Dataset electronic multi-centre audit of 55 567 operations: variation in posterior capsule rupture rates between surgeons

RL Johnston, H Taylor, R Smith, JM Sparrow - Eye, 2010 - nature.com
Aims To demonstrate variations in posterior capsule rupture (PCR) rate between surgeons
of the same and different grades as a by-product of routine clinical care. Method NHS …

The Auckland cataract study: co-morbidity, surgical techniques, and clinical outcomes in a public hospital service

AF Riley, TY Malik, CN Grupcheva, MJ Fisk… - British Journal of …, 2002 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim: To prospectively assess cataract surgery in a major New Zealand public hospital by
defining presenting clinical parameters and surgical and clinical outcomes in a cohort of …