Current trends in cataract surgery in Thailand--2004 survey.
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en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-44776
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To survey and investigate the current trend of cataract surgery in Thai ophthalmologists in 2004. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Questionnaires were sent to 600 ophthalmologists who were the members of the Ophthalmological Society and Royal Colleges of Ophthalmologists of Thailand. Data received from 248 (41.3%) of the recipients were analyzed and compared with those from the previous survey.RESULTS:
The majority of respondents were male (63.3%) while 36.7% were female. In cataract surgery, 99.2% were still doing cataract surgery, the average number of cataract surgery procedures per surgeon per month was 25.6, 89.8% preferred phacoemulsification, and 42.5% preferred acrylic lens. The posterior capsular tear was the most common complication.CONCLUSION:
There are trends toward more cataract surgical procedures performed by a surgeon, increasing preference of topical anesthesia, small incision wound and foldable acrylic lenses which reflected the popularity of phacoemulsification.
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Disponible
Índice:
IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Control de Calidad
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Tailandia
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Catarata
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Pautas de la Práctica en Medicina
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Extracción de Catarata
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Incidencia
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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