Visual Results after Cataract Surgery by a Military Resident Surgeon

This study reports the visual results of cataract surgery by a military resident and compares them to civilian surgeons. We reviewed the first 47 extracapsular cataract extractions performed by one resident military surgeon. Ninety-eight percent of eyes achieved a final visual acuity of 20/40 or bet...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Green, Jr , Robert P, Peters, Daniel R
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ASTIGMATISM
CATARACTS
CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
ERRORS
EYE
LENSES
MEAN
Medicine and Medical Research
MILITARY SURGEONS
OPTICAL IMAGES
PHYSICIANS
REFRACTION
RESIDUALS
SURGERY
VISUAL ACUITY
Online Access:Request full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This study reports the visual results of cataract surgery by a military resident and compares them to civilian surgeons. We reviewed the first 47 extracapsular cataract extractions performed by one resident military surgeon. Ninety-eight percent of eyes achieved a final visual acuity of 20/40 or better, and 95% were 20/25 or better. The mean surgically induced astigmatism was 0.54D, with 97% - 2D from preoperative values. Eighty-three percent of eyes receiving intraocular lenses were within 2D of emmetropia. The mean residual refractive error in those eyes was +0.121. Complications were infrequent (17%). These results compare favorably with other published reports. Pub. in Ophthalmic Surgery, v19 n4 p244-248 Apr 1988.