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May 27, 2006
Cataract surgery benefit on visual function largely durable
Ophthalmology Times May 15, 2006
Lund, Sweden—The effect of cataract surgery for improving visual function decreases over time, but a high proportion of patients continue to enjoy the benefits of surgery up to 8 years after the procedure, according to a study undertaken by Swedish ophthalmologists.Mats Lundström, MD, PhD, Phone: 011 46 455 735 135, E-mail: mats.lundstrom@ltblekinge.seIn a recently published paper, Mats Lundström, MD, PhD, and Eva Wendel reported results from their investigation of the duration of benefit of cataract extraction [Br J Ophthalmol 2005;89:1017-1020]. In April 2003, they mailed questionnaires to 523 patients who had undergone cataract surgery at Blekinge Hospital, Karlskrona, Sweden, between March 1995 and March 2002. More than 90% of those individuals returned the surveys; 445 answered them completely and were included in the analysis.Overall, based on their self-assessment, 77.3% of subjects had improved visual function compared with their preoperative state. In 9.4% of subjects, visual function was unchanged, and scores of the remaining 13.3% indicated worsening.
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