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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2022

Cataract surgery risk stratification in phacoemulsification and manual small incision cataract surgery in a teaching hospital.

Madhu Shekhar, Payal Choudhury, Gomati Ramya, R Sankarananthan, Sundar Balagiri, Hiruni Kaushalya Wijesinghe

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Article in International ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cataract surgery risk stratification models: a systematic review.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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  4. Waste and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Produced from Ophthalmic Surgeries: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Madhu ShekharAravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8009-7399
Payal ChoudhuryAravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-9768
Gomati RamyaAravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8381-9243
R SankarananthanAravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2015-8871
Sundar BalagiriAravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India.
Hiruni Kaushalya WijesingheAravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, India. hirzy_1@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6234-8537
Aravind Eye Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate a system that objectively assesses the risk of cataract surgery complications performed with phacoemulsification and manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) techniques.

methodsThe study was a retrospective comparative interventional case series. Electronic medical records of consecutive eyes that underwent cataract surgery from January 2019 to December 2019 were evaluated. Patient's demographic data and preoperative risk factors were identified, and cataract was categorized as per Lens Opacities Classification System (III). Cataract eyes were grouped into normal cataract cases (G1) and complex cataract cases (G2 and G3), based on the risk factors. The rate of complications in each group and the rate of each complication were calculated and compared.

resultsThe overall rate of anyone complication was 2.2% with 2.3% in G1, 1.0% in G2 and 3.9% in G3 (p < 0.001). MSICS technique, mostly used for complex cases (54.2%), reported a higher complication rate than the phacoemulsification technique (2.9% vs 1.4%, p < 0.001). However, the complication rates among the normal and complex cases were similar (2.3% vs 2.2%, p = 0.376). The total posterior capsular tear rate was 1.1% with no vitreous loss in nearly 1 in eight eyes.

conclusionA preoperative risk stratification system is crucial for obtaining informed consent and better allocation of cases to surgeons based on their expertise to minimize intraoperative complications.

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CataractCataract ExtractionPhacoemulsificationHospitals, TeachingHumansIntraoperative ComplicationsPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentCataract surgeryComplication riskManual small incision cataract surgeryPhacoemulsificationTraining ophthalmic surgeons

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