Publications by authors named "Caroline W Wilson"

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of a non-diffractive, wavefront-shaping extended depth-of-focus (EDOF) intraocular lens (IOL) in eyes with mild open-angle glaucoma (OAG).

Setting: Private practice; Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Design: Prospective, open-label, interventional study.

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  • This study examined how often IV sedation is used during cataract surgeries performed by residents, particularly for patients who already received oral sedation prior to the procedure at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
  • The research involved a review of surgeries from 2013 and 2017, focusing specifically on cases where a registered nurse monitored the procedure while excluding those involving anesthesia providers.
  • The findings showed that while almost all patients had IV catheters placed and received oral sedation, no additional IV sedation was used during surgery, suggesting that routine IV placement might be unnecessary and could reduce costs and improve patient satisfaction without harming safety.
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Purpose: To compare the use of topical dilation drops vs topical drops with the addition of intracameral epinephrine in resident-performed cataract surgery and the effects on pupil expansion device (PED) use, surgical costs, and surgical times.

Setting: Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

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The aim of exenteration reconstruction is to stabilize the postsurgical wound bed to promote expeditious healing particularly in patients who are undergoing adjuvant radiation and/or chemotherapy. Porcine urinary bladder matrix has previously been used successfully as a wound-healing scaffold in treatment of burns and in acute, chronic, and surgical wounds, but the use of these products has not previously been reported in the exenterated orbit. The authors present a case of the novel use of porcine urinary bladder matrix in a pediatric patient who underwent exenteration for recurrent embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, subsequent split-thickness skin grafting, and adjuvant radiation.

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