Is cataract surgery patient-dependent?

Poster Details

First Author: E.Perez Campagne FRANCE

Co Author(s):    B. Noachovitch   H. Landoulsi   M. Moubri        

Abstract Details

Purpose:

Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgery in ophthalmology. We investigated the influence of different factors in the final surgical outcome.

Setting:

Hōpital Simone Veil, Eaubonne, France

Methods:

Prospective consecutive study of 450 eyes of patients that underwent cataract surgery. The studied parameters included: age, sex, weight, height,medical history, origine, type of anesthesia, patient's anxiety during surgery, keratometry, axial length, time of ultrasounds, peroperative complications, time of surgery.

Results:

Age averaged 75.6 years old (44, 100), mean preoperative spherical equivalent was -0.04 (-10, 7,5), mean keratometry was 43.87 (39.5, 49) mean axial length was 23.25 mm (20.91, 29.78), mean peroperative time was 17.2 minutes (5, 50). A heavy medical history, anxiety, small axial length, higher peroperative ultrasounds and extended surgical time were important factors responsible for peroperative complications.

Conclusions:

The surgeon needs to take into account all these factors in order to inform the patient about the higher post-operative complication risk and in order to best choose the type of anesthesia to be used. Cataract surgery needs to be personalised. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE?: No