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- Lundstrom, M, et al.
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Strategy to reduce the number of patients perceiving impaired visual function after cataract surgery
- 2002
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Ingår i: Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. - 1873-4502. ; 28:6, s. 971-976
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: To reduce the number of patients who perceive more difficulties performing daily life activities 6 months after cataract extraction than before surgery. Setting: Surgeons at 4 surgical units participating in the yearly outcome studies organized by the Swedish National Cataract Register. Methods: This study comprised surgical outcomes data and completed Catquest results before and after surgery collected from consecutive patients during a 1-month period yearly since 1995. The reasons for a no-benefit outcome from 1995 to 1997 were identified. During the 1-month study period in 1999, a strategy was launched to reduce postoperative anisometropia and disturbances from cataract in the fellow eye through better surgical planning. Results: The percentage of patients with a no-benefit outcome who had anisometropia or cataract in the fellow eye as a probable reason for the outcome decreased from 27.3% and 13.0%, respectively, in the 1995 to 1997 study to 10.5% and 10.5%, respectively, in the 1999 study. Other reasons for a no-benefit outcome such as ocular co-morbidity or few preoperative problems increased in frequency, presumably as a result of a change in case mix. Conclusions: A strategy to reduce the number of patients perceiving more difficulties in performing daily life activities after cataract extraction than before surgery was tested, The number of patients with reasons for a poor outcome that the study focused on was reduced. Patients who gave reasons for a poor outcome other than anisometropia or cataract in the fellow eye increased in frequency, probably as a result of a change in case mix.
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- Lundström, M, et al.
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Cataract surgery and quality of life in patients with age related macular degeneration
- 2002
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Ingår i: British Journal of Ophthalmology. - : BMJ. - 0007-1161 .- 1468-2079. ; 86:12, s. 1330-1335
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The coexistence of cataract and age related macular degeneration (AMD) is not unusual, especially in the very elderly. The outcome of cataract surgery in these cases depends on the effect of AMD on vision. In this study the authors have compared the outcome of cataract patients with AMD to that of cataract patients with no vision threatening ocular comorbidity, and analysed possible predictors of good or poor outcome. Methods: An observational prospective study on consecutive cases operated for cataract during 1 month at six surgical departments affiliated to the Swedish National Cataract Register (NCR). Data were collected according to the protocol of NCR and subjects completed the Catquest questionnaire before and 6 months after surgery. 90 subjects with AMD were compared to 335 subjects with no sight threatening ocular comorbidity. Results: Difficulties in performing various daily life activities improved significantly for AMD subjects after surgery (p<0.001, Wilcoxon signed rank test). Satisfaction with vision also improved significantly after surgery (p<0.001, Wilcoxon signed rank test). Activity level and independence were unchanged. Subjects with no ocular comorbidity had a still better outcome. The most important variable related to a good self assessed functional outcome was postoperative visual acuity irrespective of the presence of AMD. AMD subjects scheduled for second eye surgery and AMD subjects dissatisfied with their vision before surgery had a poorer outcome. Conclusion: Subjects with various stages of dry AMD and cataract improved their self assessed visual function and satisfaction with vision significantly after cataract extraction.
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- Lundström, Mats, et al.
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Postoperative aphakia in modern cataract surgery - Part 1 : Analysis of incidence and risks based on 5-year data from the Swedish National Cataract Register
- 2004
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Ingår i: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery. - : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). - 0886-3350 .- 1873-4502. ; 30:10, s. 2105-2110
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: To study the incidence of aphakia after cataract extraction and evaluate the relative risk for this outcome in subgroups of patients based on preoperative conditions. Setting: Sixty-two community-run or private clinics participating in the Swedish National Cataract Register. Methods: Data on cataract extractions were collected prospectively from 1997 through 2001. The set of data also covered type of surgery and type of intraocular lens (IOL), including a "no lens implanted" option. All data were stored in a database. Database calculations were made of frequencies and risk ratios of postoperative aphakia in the subgroups of patients based on preoperative conditions. Results: For the entire study period, postoperative aphakia was reported in 1410 of 287951 surgeries for which complete IOL data were available, corresponding to an overall frequency of 0.49%. The occurrence of ocular comorbidity and poor preoperative visual acuity (≤0.1) in the eye to be operated on was significantly related to postoperative aphakia for each year of the study (P<.001). Glaucoma and poor visual acuity (≤0.1) in the surgical eye meant a 12.8 higher risk for aphakia after surgery than a better visual acuity (>0.1) and no ocular comorbidity. Conclusions: This national 5-year survey showed that in routine cataract surgery performed during the study, 1 of every 200 operations ended in postoperative aphakia. Poor visual acuity (≤0.1) in the eye to be operated on combined with ocular comorbidity was the highest risk factor for postoperative aphakia. © 2004 ASCRS and ESCRS.
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- Lundström, Mats, et al.
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Postoperative aphakia in modern cataract surgery - Part 2 : Detailed analysis of the cause of aphakia and the visual outcome
- 2004
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Ingår i: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery. - : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). - 0886-3350 .- 1873-4502. ; 30:10, s. 2111-2115
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: To study the incidence of aphakia after cataract surgery, the surgical complications that can lead to it, and the visual outcome. Setting: Six community-run eye clinics participating in the Swedish National Cataract Register. Methods: Data on cataract extractions were collected prospectively from 1997 through 2001. The data also covered the type of surgery and type of intraocular lens, including a "no lens implanted" option. All data were stored in a database. These data were supplemented with data on the intended type of surgery, type of complications, possible second surgery, and visual outcome. Results: The overall incidence of postoperative aphakia was 0.65%. In 87.1% of cases, the aphakia was not planned, corresponding to an incidence of 0.48%. Unplanned aphakia was significantly related to poor preoperative vision, old age, and the presence of ocular comorbidity. The most frequent reasons for unplanned aphakia were intraoperative capsule problems and vitreous loss. In two thirds of cases, a second operation was performed. In 41% of all cases, the final visual acuity was 0.5 or better and in 27.7%, worse than 0.1. Conclusions: During the study period, 1 of every 200 routine cataract surgeries ended in unplanned aphakia. The incidence of surgical complications leading to unplanned aphakia and a final visual acuity worse than 0.1 (20/200) was 7.8 per 10000 operations in cases with no ocular comorbidity and 27.6 per 10000 operations in cases with ocular comorbidity. © 2004 ASCRS and ESCRS.
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- Malm, Torsten, et al.
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Transplantation och donation av vävnader - sex år med nya lagen. Erfarenheter från vävnadsbanken i Lund
- 2002
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Ingår i: Läkartidningen. - 0023-7205. ; 99:40, s. 43-3938
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Tissue transplantation is more common than organ transplantation. Legislative changes in 1996 transformed tissue banking and conditions for tissue transplantation in Sweden. After an initial decrease in donated tissue, heart valves are now available in sufficient numbers, but there is sometimes a shortage of valves the right size for pediatric cardiac surgery. Since the new transplantation legislation was implemented there has been an increase in the number of valves from neonatal donation and after sudden infant death. The number of donated corneas does not correspond to the number required for transplantation. A number of tissue coordinators have been established throughout the country and recently some new tissue banks were founded to increase the amount of tissue available for transplantation. The organization of the tissue bank in Lund is described. There is a lack of knowledge about tissue transplantation and donation among health professionals as well as the general public, and more education is warranted.
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- Skarin, Angelika, et al.
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Acanthamoeba keratitis in the south of Sweden
- 1996
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Ingår i: Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. - 1395-3907. ; 74:6, s. 593-597
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Eight patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis were diagnosed and treated at our clinic between February 1991 and February 1993. Five of these were contact lens wearers, two had suffered recent corneal trauma and one had recently undergone penetrating keratoplasty. The diagnoses were based on both culture and histological examination of biopsy material in three cases, on culture alone in two cases and on histological examination alone in three cases. In all but one primary treatment was Propamidine isethionate and Neomycin/Polymyxin B topically and Ketoconazole orally. Because of poor healing three patients additionally received Paromomycin and Miconazole or Clotrimazol topically; two of these were further treated with Polyhexamethylene biguanide topically. The interval from initial symptoms to accurate diagnoses varied from one to eleven months. In one patient the eye could not be saved; in the remaining patients visual acuity after healing ranged from hand movements to 1.0.
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