Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Dec 2008
Adverse medical events associated with cataract surgery performed under topical anaesthesia.
Cataract surgery in Australia is increasingly performed in an elderly population with multiple medical comorbidities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency and type of adverse medical events associated with cataract surgery performed under topical anaesthesia with light sedation. ⋯ This retrospective analysis shows that cataract surgery performed under assisted topical anaesthesia is safe with a low rate of systemic complications despite being performed in an elderly population.