Facectomy impact in the quality of life of elderly assisted in cataract care campaign

• Main Authors: Tainara Sardeiro de Santana (Author), Marcos Pereira de Ávila (Author), David Leonardo Cruvinel Isaac (Author), Gabriela Camargo Tobias (Author), Thatianny Tanferri de Brito Paranaguá (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Goias, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective was to improve the visual acuity (VA) before facectomy and at the 15th-day of the post-operative phase, and its impact on elderly quality of life. We developed a prospective study, with 156 patients submitted to facectomy in an ophthalmologic campaign. According to the Snellen table, t...