INTRAOCULAR-LENS IMPLANTATION IN DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES

被引：7

作者：

PEER, J

WOOD, M

机构：

[1] Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem

[2] The Eye Unit, Kikuyu Hospital, Kikuyu

来源：

JOURNAL OF CATARACT AND REFRACTIVE SURGERY | 1990年 / 16卷 / 05期

关键词：

cataract; developing country; intraocular lens; monocular cataract;

D O I：

10.1016/S0886-3350(13)80781-X

中图分类号：

R77 [眼科学];

学科分类号：

100212 ;

摘要：

One of the chief aims of ophthalmic workers in developing countries is to operate on as many cataract patients as possible in the most costefficient manner. Therefore, our intraocular lens (IOL) implantation policy in Nakuru and Kikuyu, Kenya, is to reserve IOLs for monocular cataract patients of all ages, who otherwise would not have use of the aphakic eye. In this study, we review 105 of our first IOL implantations. In 60%, the uncorrected postoperative visual acuity was 20/60 or better. © 1990, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：621 / 623

页数：3

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