Open AccessPrevalence of second-eye cataract surgery and time interval after first-eye surgery in Iran: A clinic-based study
Author(s) -
Marzieh Katibeh,
Hamid-Reza Moein,
Mehdi Yaseri,
Mojtaba Sehat,
Armen Eskandari,
Hossein Ziaei
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/0974-9233.106395
Subject(s) - medicine , cataract surgery , optometry , surgery , ophthalmology , eye surgery
To determine the prevalence of second-eye senile cataract surgery (SECS) as a proportion of all senile cataract surgeries and the trend in the interval between first and second cataract operations in a main referral and academic eye hospital.