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8325410

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
To assess prospectively the complications and outcomes in a single-surgeon series during the phacoemulsification learning curve a prospective analysis of 400 phacoemulsification procedures in 358 patients was carried out. The main outcome measures were capsular tear, vitreous and nuclear loss, best corrected post-operative visual acuity and refractive cylinder. Capsular tears occurred in 6.3% of phacoemulsification procedures, with vitreous loss in 1.5%. One nucleus was lost into the vitreous. Best corrected visual acuity, including pre-existing pathology, was 6/9 or better in 83.6% of eyes. There was 1 dioptre or less change of astigmatism from pre-operative to 6 weeks in 91% of eyes. It is concluded that phacoemulsification with careful patient selection can be a safe procedure even during the learning curve.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0950-222X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7 ( Pt 1)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
164-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Phacoemulsification during the learning curve: risk/benefit analysis.
pubmed:affiliation
Croydon Eye Unit, Thornton Health, Surrey, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article