Bilateral cataract surgery and driving performance

Bilateral cataract surgery and driving performance.

BACKGROUND Cataract surgery is one of the most common medical procedures undertaken worldwide. AIMS To investigate whether cataract surgery can improve driving performance and whether this can be predicted by changes in visual function. METHODS 29 older patients with bilateral cataracts and 18 controls with normal vision were tested. All were licensed drivers. Driving and vision performance...

Simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery.

Do older drivers with bilateral cataract self-regulate their driving while waiting for first eye cataract surgery?

Objectives To analyze the association between visual impairment and driver self-regulation among a cohort of older drivers waiting for first eye cataract surgery. Methods Ninety-six drivers with bilateral cataract aged 55+ years were assessed before first eye cataract surgery. Data collection consisted of a researcher-administered questionnaire, objective visual measures (visual acuity, contr...

Bilateral descemet membrane detachment following cataract surgery.

Descemet membrane detachment (DMD) is a sight-threatening complication that has been reported after diverse surgical procedures. Unilateral DMD typically arises as the result of engagement of the Descemet membrane during intraocular surgery. We report an unusual case of bi latera l DMD occurring spontaneously several weeks after sequential uncomplicated phacoemulsification cataract extraction. ...

Simultaneous surgery in bilateral congenital cataract.

PURPOSE To assess the efficiency of simultaneous surgery in bilateral congenital cataract not only in patients with a high anesthesiologic risk profile. METHODS A retrospective study was carried out on 40 bilateral congenital cataract patients (80 eyes) who presented to the outpatient department of pediatric ophthalmology of the University Federico II of Naples in the period from 1990 to 2005...