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Audit of cataract surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-90).
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| author | Motala, Mahommed Ismail |
| author2 | Cook, Colin |
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| description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-90). |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/2894 Audit of cataract surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital Motala, Mahommed Ismail Cook, Colin Meyer, Landon Ophthalmology Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-90). To report on the visual outcomes and complications of cataract surgery done at a South African training hospital. Literature review and retrospective observational study of all patients undergoing cataract surgery on the cataract surgery project lists during 2006. Follow-up occurred till last discharge visit. Primary outcome: Uncorrected visual acuity at the last visit of 6/6 - 6/18 visual acuity was achieved in 73.56% of the phacoemlusifaction group and in 65.77% of the scleral tunnel extracapsular cataract extraction group. (p=0.103). Secondary outcomes: Intraoperative complications were noted in 7.34% in the phacoemulsification group and in 12.87% of the scleral tunnel extracapsular cataract extraction group. (p=0.031). The posterior capsule rupture rate was 3.94% in the phacoemulsification group and 7.6% in the scleral tunnel extracapsular cataract extraction group. (p=0.066). 2014-07-28T14:29:50Z 2014-07-28T14:29:50Z 2009 Master Thesis Masters MMed http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2894 eng application/pdf Division of Ophthalmology Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Ophthalmology Motala, Mahommed Ismail Audit of cataract surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Audit of cataract surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital |
| title_full | Audit of cataract surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Audit of cataract surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Audit of cataract surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital |
| title_short | Audit of cataract surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital |
| title_sort | audit of cataract surgery at groote schuur hospital |
| topic | Ophthalmology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2894 |
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