The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' National Ophthalmology Database Study of cataract surgery. Report 5: Clinical outcome and risk factors for posterior capsule rupture and visual acuity loss following cataract surgery in patients aged 90 years and older.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older age is commonly associated with an increased risk of surgical complications and comparatively poor outcomes.

Purpose

To report cataract surgery outcomes and risk indicators for patients aged 90 years and older.

Methods

Data collected as part of routine cataract care in 34 centres contributing to the United Kingdom Royal College of Ophthalmologists' National Ophthalmology Database (NOD) were analysed. Very elderly people undergoing cataract surgery were profiled in terms of demographics, pre- and postoperative best-measured visual acuity (VA), ocular co-morbidities, intraoperative posterior capsule rupture (PCR) or vitreous loss or both, and risk indicators for operative PCR and adverse VA outcome.

Results

25,856 cataract operations in 19,166 pe

SUBMITTER: Theodoropoulou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6707312 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature