Informed consent in cataract surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-55

  Abbott, Richard L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Proctor Foundation   (United States)

^c Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Informed consent; Intraocular lenses; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LENS IMPLANT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EDUCATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL RISK;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; COUNSELING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFRACTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 58149234761     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e32831b6dcf     Document Type: Review

References (5)

1. Smith SE, Abbott RL Medicolegal aspects of multifocal IOLs (Interview). Cataract Refract Surg Today; 2007. pp. 1-3.
2. Agadzi A, Menke AM, Abbott RL. Risk management in cataract surgery (Chapter 44). In: Steinert R, editor. Cataract surgery, 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 2008.
3. • Abbott RL. Refractive intraocular lenses: informed consent and risk management issues (Chapter). In: Chang D, editor. Mastering refractive IOLs: the art and the science: a clinical manual. Slack, Inc.; 2008. Key reference summarizing most important aspects of informed consent process for cataract surgery and refractive intraocular lenses.
4. Notice of Exclusion from Medicare Benefits. Available at http://www.cms. hhs.gov/.
5. Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company. Informed consent for refractive lens exchange (RLE) for the correction of hyperopia (farsightedness) or myopia (nearsightedness). Available at http://www.omic.com.