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dc.contributor.authorDay, Alexander C
dc.contributor.authorDhallu, Sandeep K
dc.contributor.authorMaurino, Vincenzo
dc.contributor.authorWilkins, Mark R
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-24T01:09:32Z
dc.date.available2020-03-24T01:09:32Z
dc.date.issued2016-07-27
dc.identifier.citationDay , A C , Dhallu , S K , Maurino , V & Wilkins , M R 2016 , ' Initial experience using a femtosecond laser cataract surgery system at a UK National Health Service cataract surgery day care centre ' , BMJ Open , vol. 6 , no. 7 , e012078 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012078
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.otherPubMedCentral: PMC4964168
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-5011-4469/work/67136761
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/22458
dc.description© 2019 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: To describe the initial outcomes following installation of a cataract surgery laser system.SETTING: National Health Service cataract surgery day care unit in North London, UK.PARTICIPANTS: 158 eyes of 150 patients undergoing laser-assisted cataract surgery.INTERVENTIONS: Laser cataract surgery using the AMO Catalys femtosecond laser platform.PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE: intraoperative complications including anterior and posterior capsule tears.SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: docking to the laser platform, successful treatment delivery, postoperative visual acuities.RESULTS: Mean case age was 67.7±10.8 years (range 29-88 years). Docking was successful in 94% (148/158 cases), and in 4% (6/148 cases) of these, the laser delivery was aborted part way during delivery due to patient movement. A total of 32 surgeons, of grades from junior trainee to consultant, performed the surgeries. Median case number per surgeon was 3 (range from 1-20). The anterior capsulotomy was complete in 99.3% of cases, there were no anterior capsule tears (0%). There were 3 cases with posterior capsule rupture requiring anterior vitrectomy, and 1 with zonular dialysis requiring anterior vitrectomy (4/148 eyes, 2.7%). These 4 cases were performed by trainee surgeons, and were either their first laser cataract surgery (2 surgeons) or their first and second laser cataract surgeries (1 surgeon).CONCLUSIONS: Despite the learning curve, docking and laser delivery were successfully performed in almost all cases, and surgical complication rates and visual outcomes were similar to those expected based on national data. Complications were predominately confined to trainee surgeons, and with the exception of intraoperative pupil constriction appeared unrelated to the laser-performed steps.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBMJ Open
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAged, 80 and over
dc.subjectAmbulatory Surgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data
dc.subjectCataract Extraction/adverse effects
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectIntraoperative Complications/prevention & control
dc.subjectLaser Therapy/adverse effects
dc.subjectLondon
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectOphthalmology/education
dc.subjectRetrospective Studies
dc.subjectState Medicine
dc.titleInitial experience using a femtosecond laser cataract surgery system at a UK National Health Service cataract surgery day care centreen
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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