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Practice styles and preferences of Dutch cataract and refractive surgeons, 2012 survey

Session Details

Session Title: Practice Styles

Session Date/Time: Monday 07/10/2013 | 14:30-16:10

Paper Time: 15:09

Venue: Emerald (First Floor)

First Author: : Y.Henry THE NETHERLANDS

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Abstract Details

Purpose:

To show the evoluation of Practice Styles and Preferences of Dutch Cataract and Refractive Surgeons over the last 15 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

Results:

A response rate over 60 %.increasing number of cataractsurgery per surgeon.Topical anesthesia still increasing.Premium IOL use less than 5%. Intracameral Cefuroxime around 35%.Lasek increasing.Femtosecond laser surgery just started.

Conclusions:

Valuable information on trends in Cataract and Refractive Surgery over the last 15 years is presented.

Financial Interest:

NONE