title: [Care and nursing cooperation during laser cataract surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the care and nursing cooperation during laser cataract surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The care and nursing cooperation of 70 cases (70 eyes) of laser cataract surgery were retrospected. Forty-one cases were male and 29 cases were female. The age ranged from 36 years to 75 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All operations were completed smoothly with the nursing cooperation. The patients showed good cooperation during surgery with the nursing care. Visual acuity had been improved significantly after the surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To assure the surgery performed smoothly, nurses of the operating room must know about the proper operation of the laser phacolysis machine and the procedure of the surgery. Careful preoperative preparation and meticulous intra-operative care are also very important.
authors.affiliation: Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
authors.forename: Huiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Mingse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Peixia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000451:nursing; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular / Q000451:nursing; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019990:Perioperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity