Determination of valid benchmarks for outcome indicators in cataract surgery: A multicenter, prospective cohort trial

Ophthalmology

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2105-2112

  Hahn, Ursula ^a   Krummenauer, Frank ^b   Kölbl, Bernhard ^a,c   Neuhann, Thomas ^a,d   Schayan Araghi, Kaweh ^a,e   Schmickler, Stefanie ^a,f   Von Wolff, Kurt ^a,e   Weindler, Josef ^a,g   Will, Thomas ^a,e   Neuhann, Irmingard ^a,d  

^a OcuNet Cataract Benchmark Trial Group   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c Augen Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Landshut   (Germany)

^d Gemeinschaftspraxis Prof Dr Thomas Neuhann and Kollegen   (Germany)

^e ARTEMIS Augen Praxisklinik Dillenburg ^*  (Germany)

^f Augen Zentrum Ahaus   (Germany)

^g Augen Praxis Klinik Esslingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOMETRY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EYE REFRACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; BENCHMARKING; BIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSEUDOPHAKIA; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFRACTION, OCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 80155201377     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: 15494713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2011.05.011     Document Type: Article

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