Assessment of cataract surgical outcomes in settings where follow-up is poor: PRECOG, a multicentre observational study

• Main Authors: Prof. Nathan Congdon, MD (Author), Xixi Yan, MD (Author), Van Lansingh, MD (Author), Alemayehu Sisay, MD (Author), Andreas Müller, PhD (Author), Ving Chan, OD (Author), Ling Jin, MS (Author), Mirjam E Meltzer, PhD (Author), Sasipriya M Karumanchi, MHM (Author), Chunhong Guan, MSc (Author), Quy Vuong, MD (Author), Nelson Rivera, OD (Author), Joan McCleod-Omawale, PhD (Author), Prof. Mingguang He, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Poor follow-up after cataract surgery in developing countries makes assessment of operative quality uncertain. We aimed to assess two strategies to measure visual outcome: recording the visual acuity of all patients 3 or fewer days postoperatively (early postoperative assessment), and re...