Practice styles and preferences of Dutch cataract and refractive surgeons: 2015 survey

Session Details

Session Title: Cataract Surgery Outcomes/Practice Styles/Biometry

Session Date/Time: Monday 12/09/2016 | 14:00-16:00

Paper Time: 15:06

Venue: Auditorium C6

First Author: : Y.Henry THE NETHERLANDS

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Abstract Details

Purpose:

To show the evolution of Practice Styles and Preferences of Dutch Cataract and Refractive Surgeons over the last 18 years.

Setting:

Dutch domestic nationwide survey of all Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

Methods:

A written questionaire was sent to all registered cataract and refractive surgeons in the Netherlands

Results:

Slow increasing number of cataract surgeries per surgeon.Flacs numbers low.Topical anesthesia over 70%. Toric IOL use increasing over 3 %.Multifocal IOL use around 2%. Endophthalmitis and Dropped nucleus rates stable and low . Intracameral use of Cefuroxime routinely over 50%.PIOL, Lasek and Lasik stable.

Conclusions:

Valuable information on trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery over the last 18 years is presented.

Financial Disclosure:

NONE