The role of demographic characteristics in the outcomes of cataract surgery and gender roles in the uptake of postoperative eye care: A hospital-based study

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 242-248

  Hashemi, Hassan ^a,b   Mohammadi, Seyed Farzad ^a   Z Mehrjardi, Hadi ^a,c   Majdi, Mercede ^a   Ashrafi, Elham ^a   Mehravaran, Shiva ^a   Mazouri, Arash ^a   Roohipoor, Ramak ^a   Khabazkhoob, Mehdi ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NOOR EYE HOSPITAL   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery outcome; Gender; Posterior capsule opacification; Postoperative care; Refractive care; Unmet need; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGING; CAPSULE OPACIFICATION; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTERIOR CAPSULE OF THE LENS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PSEUDOPHAKIA; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84863662796     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286586.2012.691600     Document Type: Review

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