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8551443

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-20
pubmed:abstractText
The use of phacoemulsification by ophthalmic surgeons has increased markedly over the past five years. Previous studies have reported relatively high rates of vitreous loss by residents learning phacoemulsification. We retrospectively analyzed the complications and results in 300 cases of phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation performed by residents. The first 40 cases done by four residents in their second year of training were compared with approximately the last 40 cases done by each resident at the end of the third year. The overall rate of surgical complications was 6.3%, and the total rate of vitreous loss was 3.3%. The rate of surgical complications during the initial surgeries in the second year of residency was 9.3%; it was 3.3% by the end of the third year. The rate of vitreous loss was 5.3% in the second year and 1.3% during the third year. Postoperatively, 90.6% of all eyes had a final best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better (95% excluding patients with pre-existing ocular disease). With proper training and supervision, the rate of surgical complications for residents learning phacoemulsification is acceptably low when compared with the rate of extracapsular cataract extraction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0886-3350
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
661-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Complications and results of phacoemulsification performed by residents.
pubmed:affiliation
Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't