Cataract surgery in Australia: a review of the regional literature and outcomes from 5018 cases at a tertiary teaching hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To report visual and surgical outcomes of phacoemulsification cataract surgery from 5018 consecutive cases from Sydney, Australia. A review of the Australian and New Zealand literature was undertaken to provide a benchmark of outcomes from the region.

Methods

The electronic medical record system was used to review three time-points for all phacoemulsification cataract surgeries at a tertiary-referral centre between May 2017 and August 2020: preoperative, intraoperative and one month postoperatively. Variables collected included uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and pinhole visual acuity, surgeon seniority and ocular pathology.

Results

Of the 5018 eyes, 37.3% were operated on by consultants, 47.1% by trainees and 15.6% by fellows. Ocular pathology wa

SUBMITTER: Khan MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11804188 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature