Posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in ethnic minorities by resident housestaff.
The first 45 cases of extracapsular cataract extraction, with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation performed by ophthalmology residents at an urban county hospital were evaluated. These cases, which were performed from March 1983 to June 1984, involved a patient population that was primarily black and Hispanic (88.8%). Over half the cases represent the first five cataract implant surgeries performed by five resident surgeons in their second and third year of residency. Twenty-eight of the 45 cases (62%) were available for examination six months postoperatively. Excluding two cases with decreased vision secondary to preexisting ocular disease, 100% of these patients achieved a best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000193:education*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012306:Risk; D014792:Visual Acuity