title: [Ambulatory cataract operation--a new concept becomes established].
abstract: Outpatient cataract surgery, in particular employing phacoemulsification, has now become established practice in Germany. It is as safe as the inpatient procedure but for most cataract patients less stressful, cheaper and associated with shorter waiting lists. As experience in more than 2,500 cases has shown, the outpatient procedure is fully acceptable--also with respect to complications.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Haupt
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013523:Surgical Equipment; D013525:Surgical Instruments