Safe and effective intraocular lens implantation in a teaching environment.
Intraocular lens implantation was performed as part of a residency training program over a period of two years. Both residents and faculty performed surgery, using anterior chamber angle-fixated (Tennant-Choyce) and iris-fixated (Worst Medallion) lenses. Data with at least three months of follow-up were collected on 148 patients. Of these, visual acuity of 20/40 or better was achieved in 65% (68% of resident cases, 61% of faculty cases). Cystoid macular edema was the most common complication (13% of all cases) occurring nearly twice as often in resident cases. Based on the above, the authors conclude that it is justified to continue a program of lens implantation in a training environment.
D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007498:Iris / Q000601:surgery; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000379:methods*; D008266:Macula Lutea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications