title: Pediatric anterior capsulotomy preferences of cataract surgeons worldwide: comparison of 1993, 2001, and 2003 surveys.
abstract: We compared the pediatric anterior capsulotomy preferences of members of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) and the American Association of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) reported in 3 surveys (1993, 2001, and 2003). In 1993 and 2001, more than 50% of ASCRS respondents preferred manual anterior capsulotomy techniques; in 2001 and 2003, AAPOS respondents preferred manual and vitrector techniques. The ASCRS preferences remained unchanged when subdivided into domestic and international, as did AAPOS domestic preferences; however, more than 50% of AAPOS international preferences changed from manual alone in 2001 to a manual-vitrector combination in 2003. In 2003, more than 50% of AAPOS respondents worldwide preferred this combination: the vitrector for the very young patient and the manual anterior capsulotomy for the older child.
authors.affiliation: Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.
authors.forename: Luanna R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bartholomew
authors.forename: M Edward
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Rupal H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Trivedi
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data