Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: atients referred from community or primary eye care centres for cataract surgery require systematic evaluation before surgery.The aim is to confirm the diagnosis, rule out contra-indications, grade the surgical complexity, and ensure the patient is ready for surgery.A well-structured preoperative process minimises intraoperative surprises and improves surgical outcomes.A cataract diagnosis should not rely solely on lens opacity, but vision must correlate with cataract density and no other pathology.It is helpful to identify patients unlikely to benefit fully from surgery due to coexisting disease of the front or back of the eye.
Source: Community Eye Health Journal
DOI: 10.56920/cehj.885
Institutions: University of St Andrews, Fred Hollows Foundation
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4416640596
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