title: Day-case cataract surgery.
abstract: The results of a series of 40 cataract extractions with lens implantation performed on day-case patients under local anaesthesia are reported. The ways in which modern surgical techniques have rendered this a safe procedure are described, and the potential benefits of day-case intraocular surgery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital, Alexandra Hospital.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pearce
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged