Cataract Extraction
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Comparison of topical lignocaine gel and fentanyl for perioperative analgesia in children undergoing cataract surgery.

28 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Opioids continue to remain the primary analgesics in children undergoing ophthalmic surgery, and their use may be associated with adverse effects like vomiting and respiratory depression. Topical anesthesia avoids these adverse effects ... Read more...

The multifaceted career of Louis Borsch.

30 Oct 2009 John Louis Borsch Jr, MD (1873-1929), was an ophthalmologist from Philadelphia who spent most of his career in France. During his lifetime he was probably best known as the inventor of the first fused bifocal lens, which was marketed very ... Read more...

Risk of cataract extraction among adult retinoblastoma survivors.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk of cataract extraction among adult retinoblastoma survivors. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study was performed on retinoblastoma survivors who received the diagnosis from 1914 to 1984 and were interviewed in 2000. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cataract Extraction'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Comparison of topical lignocaine gel and fentanyl for perioperative analgesia in children undergoing cataract surgery. 28 Dec 2009
• Alpha1-adrenergic blockers and intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome. 30 Oct 2009
• The multifaceted career of Louis Borsch. 30 Oct 2009
• Risk of cataract extraction among adult retinoblastoma survivors. 30 Oct 2009
• Endothelial cell loss and surgically induced astigmatism after sutureless large-incision manual cataract extraction (SLIMCE). 29 Sep 2009
• Cataract surgery in infant eyes with microphthalmos. 29 Sep 2009
• Consultation section. Cataract surgical problem. 29 Sep 2009
• Perioperative management of anticoagulated patients having cataract surgery: National audit of current practice of members of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. 29 Sep 2009
• Resolution of cystoid macular edema following removal of an anterior chamber intraocular lens with pupil capture. 29 Sep 2009
• Blind enough? Sham subtenon block in pediatric patients. 29 Sep 2009
• Tamsulosin and ophthalmic adverse events after cataract surgery. 7 Sep 2009
• Tamsulosin and ophthalmic adverse events after cataract surgery. 7 Sep 2009
• Equity, waiting times, and NHS reforms: retrospective study. Sep 2009
• Diagnostic utility of polymerase chain reaction on intraocular specimens to establish the etiology of infectious endophthalmitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Incidence, clinical features, causative organisms, and visual outcomes of delayed-onset pseudophakic endophthalmitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Anterior complications in case of recurrent acute lymphoblastic leukaemia diagnosed by biopsy of aqueous humour. 30 Aug 2009
• Using Rasch analysis to revisit the validity of the Cataract TyPE Spec instrument for measuring cataract surgery outcomes. 30 Aug 2009
• Cataracts in airline pilots: prevalence and aeromedical considerations in Japan. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of Global Visual Acuity Data in a time trade-off approach to calculate the cost utility of cataract surgery: methodological issues of cost-utility comparisons. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of Global Visual Acuity Data in a time trade-off approach to calculate the cost utility of cataract surgery. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Cataract Extraction'

Definition: The removal of a cataractous CRYSTALLINE LENS from the eye.

Descriptor UI: D002387

Alternative terms: Cataract Extraction; Cataract Extractions; Extraction, Cataract; Extractions, Cataract; Phakectomy; Phakectomies; Enzymatic Zonulolysis; Enzymatic Zonulolyses; Zonulolyses, Enzymatic; Zonulolysis, Enzymatic;

Related Mesh Headings: Aphakia, Postcataract; Lenses, Intraocular; Pseudophakia;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.540.825.249;

History Note: ENZYMATIC ZONULOLYSIS was heading 1963-96