title: [Cataract extraction with intraocular lenses in a teaching hospital].
abstract: One hundred and twelve primary posterior chamber intraocular lens implants from a series of 560 eyes operated on at the Eye Service of Hospital Salvador in Santiago, Chile, were analyzed to determine the postoperative visual acuity. The follow up time varied between 3 and 26 months. Lenses were implanted by experienced ophthalmologists and residents in training. Visual acuity was 0.5 or better in 79.5% of cases. The postoperative visual acuity varied with age, being worse in patients over 70 years old.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital del Salvador, Facultad de Medicina (División Oriente), Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Charlín
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schweikart
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stoppel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Extracción de catarata con implante de lente intraocular en un servicio docente.