Open AccessSeroprevalence, risk associations, and cost analysis of screening for viral infections among patients of cataract surgery
Author(s) -
Parveen Rewri,
Madhavi Sharma,
D P Vats,
Aparna Singhal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology (bombay)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_726_17
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , cataract surgery , ophthalmology , immunology , antibody , serology
The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of blood-borne viral infections (triple H: HBV-hepatitis B virus, HCV-hepatitis C virus, and HIV-human immunodeficiency virus) among cataract patients, sought possible risk associations and discuss feasibility of universal preoperative screening.