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Uncomplicated senile cataract surgeries in Alberta

8 Jun 2006

Lorne Bellan, Misercordia Health Centre, Winnipeg The interpretations and conclusions contained herein are those of the researcher and do not represent the views of the Government of Alberta. [...] According to the literature, cataracts are found to be visually significant in 14% of men and 24% of women aged 65 to 74 years and in 30% of men and 46% of women aged 75 years and older 7, 10. [...] The data show that the number of persons who received the treatment slowly increased as expected in the succeeding 6 month time periods after the initial surgery (Table 4). [...] An important limitation of these data to consider is that the treatment for PCO cannot necessarily be related to the initial cataract surgery and/or to the second cataract surgery of the other eye or to a previous cataract surgery (personal communication, Romanchuk). [...] The average number of services per person by 3 digit eye diagnosis over the 2 years after surgery was less than one (Table 5), except for cataract at 3.6 services per person for the 1994/95 cohort and 3.7 services per person for the 1995/96 cohort.
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Harstall, Christa

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