Transition to phacoemulsification at the farabi eye hospital, iran

To provide objective evidence on the transition of cataract surgical care at Farabi Eye Hospital, Iran. Two separate years, 2003 and 2006, were selected for evaluation. One thousand nine hundred fifty-seven surgical records of age-related cataract cases were randomly selected and reviewed. Three hun...

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Published in:Middle East African journal of ophthalmology 2011-04, Vol.18 (2), p.173-177
Main Authors: Hashemi, Hassan, Mohammadi, S-Farzad, Mazouri, Arash, Majdi-N, Mercede, Jabbarvand, Mahmoud, Z-Mehrjardi, Hadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Cataract
Cataracts
Eye surgery
Health aspects
Hospitals
Methods
Ophthalmology
Original
Patient satisfaction
Phacoemulsification
Psychological aspects
Risk factors
Surgical outcomes
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Summary:To provide objective evidence on the transition of cataract surgical care at Farabi Eye Hospital, Iran. Two separate years, 2003 and 2006, were selected for evaluation. One thousand nine hundred fifty-seven surgical records of age-related cataract cases were randomly selected and reviewed. Three hundred fifty-three patients (405 eyes) in 2006 and 125 patients (153 eyes) in 2003 were selected randomly for a follow-up examination. The two phases were compared in terms of surgical routines, patient characteristics and outcomes for statistical differences. P
ISSN:0974-9233
0975-1599
0975-1599
0974-9233
DOI:10.4103/0974-9233.80709