title: [Cataract surgery in 2000].
abstract: The authors evaluate a questionnaire survey concern to cataract surgery in the Czech Republic. They present the results of all 58 ophthalmological departments where cataract is operated. In the CR in 2000 a total of 49,804 eyes were operated. In 94.4% of operations the technique of phacoemulsification was used. Primary implantation of an intraocular lens was used in 99% of the operated patients. In more than 27% for correction of aphakia a soft intraocular lens was used. Almost 30% of the operated patients had one-day surgery. In coming years a greater need for these operations may be foreseen. To avoid longer waiting periods more financial means will be needed for new types of materials or a solution of the problem of financial participation of the patient in meeting the costs of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Ocní oddĕlení Mĕstské nemocnice, Ostrava. ocni@mnof.cz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masek
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018153:Czech Republic; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Operace katarakty v roce 2000.