Abstract | PURPOSE: SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, Queen's Hospital, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. METHODS: Simultaneous bilateral cataract extraction was performed in 288 eyes of 144 patients over 10 years in a single department in selected cases. Case notes were retrospectively analyzed for final best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and intraoperative and postoperative complication rates. RESULTS: The final BCVA was 6/9 or better in 87.0% of eyes. The incidence of intraoperative complications was 2.42%. These included posterior capsule rupture without vitreous loss (0.69%) and with vitreous loss (1.04%). Postoperative complications occurred in 10.05% of eyes and included raised intraocular pressure (IOP) (3.82%), iris prolapse (0.69%), uveitis (0.69%), and suture abscess (0.35%). There were no major bilateral complications such as endophthalmitis or corneal decompensation. CONCLUSION: The outcome of simultaneous bilateral cataract extraction was comparable to that of single-eye cataract surgery, indicating that the procedure is safe under strict surgical protocol and beneficial in selected cases.
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Authors | T K Sharma, T Worstmann |
Journal | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
(J Cataract Refract Surg)
Vol. 27
Issue 5
Pg. 741-4
(May 2001)
ISSN: 0886-3350 [Print] United States |
PMID | 11377906
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cataract Extraction
(methods)
- Female
- Humans
- Intraoperative Complications
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Postoperative Complications
- Retrospective Studies
- Safety
- Treatment Outcome
- Visual Acuity
(physiology)
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