Visual Results after Cataract Surgery by a Military Resident Surgeon

摘要

This study reports the visual results of cataract surgery by a military resident and compares them to civilian surgeons. We reviewed the first 47 extracapsular cataract extractions performed by one resident military surgeon. Ninety-eight percent of eyes achieved a final visual acuity of 20/40 or better, and 95% were 20/25 or better. The mean surgically induced astigmatism was 0.54D, with 97% - 2D from preoperative values. Eighty-three percent of eyes receiving intraocular lenses were within 2D of emmetropia. The mean residual refractive error in those eyes was +0.121. Complications were infrequent (17%). These results compare favorably with other published reports. (sdw)