Cataract surgery in India: results of a 1995 survey of ophthalmologists.
Indian J Ophthalmol
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1998 Mar; 46(1): 47-50
Article
Dans Anglais
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| ID: sea-72307
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to investigate cataract surgery procedures and caseloads among Indian ophthalmologists in private and government practices. Members of the All India Ophthalmological Society and state ophthalmic societies were surveyed by mail questionnaire in December 1995. Out of 6,800 surveyed, 2,098 responses (31%) were received. Over 61% of the 990,249 reported cataract surgeries were carried out in private facilities with 24% of private patients receiving extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) and 41% ECCE with intraocular lens (IOL). Intracapsular cataract extraction remains more common in government facilities with 62% of cases. Over 85% of all surgeons reported some experience with ECCE/IOL. Surgeons operating in both private and government facilities carry an average annual caseload of 861 cataract surgeries, which is twice that of their colleagues operating exclusively in either private or government settings. Although the questionnaire response rate was low, the findings suggest that ECCE is more common in India than in generally recognized, and with the recent availability of low-cost IOLs, its popularity is rapidly expanding.
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Disponible
Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Ophtalmologie
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Sociétés médicales
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Types de pratiques des médecins
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Humains
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Extraction de cataracte
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Enquêtes et questionnaires
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Études rétrospectives
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Enquêtes de santé
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Inde
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
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Étude pronostique
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Année:
1998
Type:
Article
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