Retrospective comparison of lens implant surgery and cataract surgery in a provincial unit.
Evidence is presented which shows that the extracapsular cataract extraction technique combined with a Sinsky type posterior chamber implant is as safe a procedure as routine intracapsular surgery. Its results as reflected in the patient's satisfaction are superior.
D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity