Long-term efficiency of cataract surgery with hydrophilic acrylic Ioflex intraocular lens
Clinics
; 72(9): 543-546, Sept. 2017. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-890729
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BR1.1
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the efficiency of long-term cataract surgery using low-cost intraocular lens implantation in community campaigns.METHODS:
Fifty-eight randomly selected patients were evaluated four years after phacoemulsification and Ioflex intraocular lens implantation. Causes of low visual acuity related to the intraocular lens were evaluated, and treatment costs were calculated.RESULTS:
The mean age of patients was 72±10.2 years. Four years after surgery, 25 eyes (43.0%) had decreased visual acuity related to the intraocular lens posterior capsule opacification was noted in 24 eyes (41.3%), and intraocular lens opacification was noted in one eye (1.7%). The total cost of the post-surgical complication treatments represented 6.3% of the initial budget of the entire surgical patient group.CONCLUSIONS:
The efficiency of cataract surgery with low-cost Ioflex intraocular lens implantation was significantly reduced in a long-term follow-up study because postoperative complications related to intraocular lenses emerged at higher rates than when the gold-standard treatment was used.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
Problema de saúde:
Objetivo 4: Financiamento para a saúde
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Resinas Acrílicas
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Facoemulsificação
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Implante de Lente Intraocular
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Lentes Intraoculares
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Avaliação econômica em saúde
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Idoso
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Idoso, 80 anos ou mais
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Clinics
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidade de São Paulo/BR