Visual Results after Cataract Surgery by a Military Resident Surgeon

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198415

Entities

People

  • Daniel R. Peters
  • Robert P. Green Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Anesthesia
  • Astigmatism
  • Cataracts
  • Classification
  • Eye
  • Eye Diseases
  • Health Services
  • Ophthalmology
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Retinal Diseases
  • Security
  • Two Dimensional
  • Visual Acuity

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Trauma or Military Medicine
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.