Cataract surgery in dementia patients—time to reconsider anaesthetic options

Anaesthetic Management in Cataract Surgery

Surgical options for correction of refractive error following cataract surgery

Refractive errors are frequently found following cataract surgery and refractive lens exchange. Accurate biometric analysis, selection and calculation of the adequate intraocular lens (IOL) and modern techniques for cataract surgery all contribute to achieving the goal of cataract surgery as a refractive procedure with no refractive error. However, in spite of all these advances, residual refra...

New options for combined cataract and glaucoma surgery.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the current literature regarding the effectiveness and risks of new surgeries that can be combined with phacoemulsification in the management of cataract and glaucoma. RECENT FINDINGS Surgical options for concurrently managing cataract and glaucoma have expanded in recent years. Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation, trabecular micro-bypass stent, ab interno trabeculect...

outpatient and hospitalization in cataract surgery: iranian cataract surgery survey

background: to determine the prevalence of outpatient and hospitalization for cataract surgery in iran. methods: a random cluster sampling was done in a cross-sectional study on cataract surgeries performed in treatment centers of ophthalmology in iran between 2000 and 2005. one week of each season was selected randomly and all cataract surgery files of the center were studied. this study repor...

The use of a new viscoelastic substance combined with anaesthetic in cataract surgery by phacoemulsification.

AIM OF THE STUDY To compare and estimate the safety and efficacy of a new viscoelastic substance combined with anaesthetic used in phacoemulsification surgery. METHOD Eight hundred seventy-four patients observed at the Department of Ophthalmology and the Department of Family Medicine of the General State Hospital of Nikea-Piraeus (Greece) submitted to a phacoemulsification surgery for catarac...