Immediate bilateral cataract surgery is more cost-effective with similar outcomes compared to delayed sequential surgery
1. Target refractive outcome was achieved in 97% of ISBCS and 98% of DSBCS patients. 2. Societal costs for ISBCS ...
Tag: Cataracts
Low-energy femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery versus conventional phacoemulsification
1. Low-energy FLACS resulted in less endothelial cell count loss post-operatively compared with conventional phacoemulsification. 2. Patients receiving low-energy FLACS ...
Cataract surgery is associated with lower risk of developing dementia in older adults
1. A cohort study of 3038 participants found that cataract extraction was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing ...
Combination of corticosteroid and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug eye drops non-superior to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug monotherapy and sub-Tenon depot for postoperative macular thickening after cataract surgery
1. The findings demonstrated non-superiority of using a combination of prednisolone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug eye drops compared to nonsteroidal ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind July 26 – August 2, 2015
Clinical Implications of Changes in Individual Platelet Reactivity to Aspirin Over Time in Acute Ischemic Stroke There is variability in ...
Patient Basics: Cataracts
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? The eye's lens is a transparent structure that focuses images on the ...