title: [Current status of cataract surgery. Modern methods--internal medicine risk factors and contraindications].
abstract: Modern cataract surgery is characterized by minimal invasive techniques that have been introduced during the past decade. These include phacoemulsification, capsulorhexis, foldable intraocular lenses and small tunnel incisions. High success rates coupled with low complication rates have resulted in a change in indications--cataract surgery is no longer performed merely to prevent blindness, but also to improve vision in patients whose professional or private visual demands are compromised by the onset of lens opacification. To ensure that their cooperation with the ophthalmic surgeon results in optimal benefit to the patient, it is important for general practitioners and internists to be conversant with the risk factors and contraindications for cataract surgery.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik Stadthagen GmbH.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knoche
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000075202:Contraindications; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Aktueller Stand der Kataraktchirurgie. Moderne Verfahren--internistische Risikofaktoren und Kontraindikationen.