Tag: Cataracts
Unused Pharmaceuticals Common After Cataract Surgery
Study shows both financial, environmental costs to unused pharmaceuticals across surgical sites
Patients Satisfied With Oral Sedation for Cataract Surgery
Oral sedation found to be noninferior to IV sedation in terms of patient satisfaction
Vitamins, Carotenoids Associated With Lower Risk for Cataract
However, strongest evidence comes from cohort studies, not randomized controlled trials
Preoperative Phone Visits for Cataract Patients Safe, Efficient
No unplanned admissions associated with phone visits, which take less time than in-person visits
Cataract Surgery Tied to Drop in Cognitive Decline in Seniors
Decline in episodic memory scores seen with older age slower after versus before cataract surgery
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Serious Car Accidents
Findings in a large study of older patients before and after cataract surgery
Cataract Surgery Less Likely With Small Social Support Network
Reduced odds of receiving cataract surgery with fewer non-spouse/partner family members
Femtosecond Laser Safer for Post-Vitrectomy Cataract Surgery
But procedure results in similar visual outcomes to conventional phacoemulsification
Recent Increase in Cataract Sx at Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Shift in the site of cataract surgery from hospital outpatient departments to ASCs from 2001 to 2014
Cataract Surgery Associated With Reduced Mortality in Women
Lower all-cause, vascular-, cancer-, accidental-, neurologic-, pulmonary-specific mortality
