Pseudoexfoliation syndrome: a cohort study on intraoperative complications in cataract surgery.
Ophthalmologica
; 212(4): 278-80, 1998.
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| ID: mdl-9672219
ABSTRACT
Our aim was to determine the rate of intraoperative complications induced by pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PSX) in cataract surgery. We report our experience regarding 1,052 consecutive patients who underwent phacoemulsification. Exact logistic regression was used to examine the role of PSX in intraoperative complications. Odds ratio for intraoperative complications (vitreous loss, capsular break, zonular break) was estimated to be 5.1 for PSX present as compared to when it is absent. PSX was associated with a statistically significant increase in intraoperative complications during cataract surgery (p<0.0001).
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Exfoliação
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Facoemulsificação
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Complicações Intraoperatórias
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article