Aspects Of Cataract Surgery Research Articles

Cataract and diabetes: review of the literature.

Cataracts can cause visual impairment in diabetic patients. Diabetes mellitus affects different parts of the eye and causes many complications and problems before, during, and after intraocular surgeries. In this review, we will discuss the effects of diabetes on different aspects of cataract surgery and review the current management of diabetic cataracts. Careful preoperative examination of the patient's ocular surface, cornea, iris, and posterior segment, as well as the use of advanced phacoemulsification techniques, new intraocular lenses and the appropriate use of auxiliary medications such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and anti-vascular endothelial growth factors have improved the outcomes of cataract surgery in diabetic patients.

Quality of life as viewed from cataract surgery: traditional and perspective approaches

The review presents an analysis of traditional and promising approaches to assessing the quality of life (QoL) in cataract surgery. Literature data indicate statistically significant correlations between QoL and objective indicators of the visual system both during the initial examination of the patient and, more importantly, in the course of therapy. Traditional approaches to the study of QoL in cataract surgery reveal a trend towards the development of targeted questionnaires featuring optimized psychometric testing of questions and the procedure for scaling answers. New QoL questionnaires are developed in order to improve the collection and evaluation of information by taking into account the quantitative assessment of patient complaints made by an expert ophthalmologist, who can reliably evaluate their impact on QoL. It also seems appropriate to use the "International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities and Health", develop more targeted questionnaires aimed at assessing modern aspects of cataract surgery, and optimize the study itself.

Review of cataract intervention in Maharashtra State.

Blindness due to cataracts presents an enormous problem, not only in terms of human suffering, but also in terms of economic loss and social burden. In the absence of proven measures of primary prevention, secondary prevention in the form of surgical intervention is, currently, the remedy to the problem of blindness due to cataracts. There are various therapeutic approaches in cataract extraction. However, the conventional ICCE/SPECT and the newer ECCE/IOL are the popular approaches presently adopted on a mass scale. Maharashtra is consistently achieving the quantitative targets for cataract surgery given by the Government of India. However, the qualitative aspects of cataract surgery, the desired outcome of which is sight restoration in those blinded by cataracts, has hitherto not been monitored and assessed. The Kolhapur Circle was selected for this purpose. With the improvement of Ophthalmic Surgeons and PMOAS, the sample of cataract patients operated on in the year 1992-93 was followed. Two blocks from each of three districts in the circle were selected at random. The respondents were patients from these six blocks who had cataract surgery in the year 1992-93. 50% of the operations took place in the mobile camps while 20% took place in government fixed facilities and 30% in the private sector. Micro-analysis of the quantitative performance of cataract surgery in the Kolhapur Circle revealed that the circle is continuously delivering the intended benefits, i.e. relieving human suffering due to blindness from cataracts. The overall success rate of cataract surgery was 86% (Postoperative VA > 6/60). It seems that the investment made in cataract intervention is highly productive.

Cataracts: Transactions of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology

For many ophthalmologists, reading<i>Cataracts</i>will be like sitting down for a conversation with an old friend. Old experiences are reexamined and discussed and new information is added to previous knowledge. This volume summarizes the experiences of the 36th Annual Session of the New Orleans Academy of Ophthalmology, held in February 1987. Its format consists of 27 original chapters covering almost all aspects of cataract surgery, ranging from preoperative evaluation to techniques of intraocular lens removal. Some of the most interesting information in the book is conveyed in the panel discussions following some of the chapters, in which experienced surgeons compare their approaches concerning topics such as implant removal and management of intraocular lens complications. Numerous photographs and illustrations enhance the written texts. "... like sitting down for a conversation with an old friend." Because information is disseminated so rapidly these days, the Academy's intent to reflect "cataracts in the nineties"