Results and safety profile of trainee cataract surgeons in a community setting in East Africa

Results and safety profile of trainee cataract surgeons in a community setting in East Africa

Purpose: To evaluate the results and safety profile of assistant medical officer ophthalmologists (AMO-O) performing cataract surgery in the last stage of their surgical training, before their appointment to local communities. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of patients who underwen...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos Mavrakanas, Kazim A Dhalla, Jerry Jecha, Imani Kapesa, Capucine Odouard, Ian Murdoch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Africa
assistant medical officer-ophthalmologist
cataract surgeons
complications
extracapsular cataract extraction
manual small incision cataract surgery
training
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=11;spage=818;epage=821;aulast=Mavrakanas

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