Abstract:
:Cataract operations may be recommended when retinal disease is suspected but cannot be adequately diagnosed or treated because of lens opacity. We evaluated the outcome of cataract operations performed under those circumstances. We reviewed the records of 119 patients who were examined at the Wilmer Retinal Vascular Center and within three months underwent a cataract operation. We identified 17 patients (20 eyes) who underwent a cataract operation at the recommendation of a retinal specialist, to permit diagnosis, to determine eligibility for laser therapy, or to perform laser therapy. After the cataract operation, eight (40%) of the 20 eyes were found to have a retinal disease for which laser therapy was recommended, and six (30%) of the 20 eyes underwent laser therapy that, before the cataract operation, had been impossible. These results indicate that a cataract operation may be useful when lenticular opacity prevents diagnosis or treatment in a patient with a suspected retinal disorder.
journal_name
Am J Ophthalmoljournal_title
American journal of ophthalmologyauthors
Edwards MG,Schachat AP,Bressler SB,Bressler NMdoi
10.1016/s0002-9394(14)75793-9subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-10-15 00:00:00pages
440-4issue
4eissn
0002-9394issn
1879-1891pii
S0002-9394(14)75793-9journal_volume
118pub_type
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更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(14)76210-5
更新日期:1991-07-15 00:00:00
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更新日期:1979-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of ophthalmology
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更新日期:1988-03-15 00:00:00
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更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1986-11-15 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1978-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(03)00076-x
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9394(84)90190-9
更新日期:1984-07-15 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(00)00795-9
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1985-04-15 00:00:00
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更新日期:1989-01-15 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1984-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1984-08-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2004.12.014
更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2000-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1979-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of ophthalmology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72781-3
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(14)77739-6
更新日期:1978-03-01 00:00:00