Lens Implantation Surgery in the Second Eye

Autor:	Norman S. Jaffe, David S. Light, Henry M. Clayman, Daniel M. Eichenbaum
Rok vydání:	1977
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity genetic structures Lens implant business.industry medicine.disease Aphakia Implant surgery eye diseases Surgery Age-related maculopathy Cataract extraction medicine Implant medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging Retina. 8:45-48
ISSN:	2325-8179 2325-8160
DOI:	10.3928/1542-8877-19770601-08
Popis:	SUMMARY In a series of 730 patients who underwent lens implant surgery, 44 (6%) had bilateral implants. Eighty-eight percent of these patients had at least one year's interval between operations and 50% more than two years. Surgery on the first eye resulted in vision of 20/40 or better in 86% of patients. Eighty-three percent of patients were 20/40 or better in the second eye following surgery. The principal cause of vision less than 20/40 was senile macular degeneration. Follow-up observation ranged from 4-96 months. Conservative criteria are advised for bilateral implant surgery, with an appropriate interval between operations considering the increased complexity of the implant procedure.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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