Clin Exp Ophthalmol
October 2008
Background: To examine the current practice and changing trends for cataract and refractive surgery in New Zealand (NZ) between 1997 and 2007.
Methods: A self-administered confidential postal questionnaire was sent to all consultant ophthalmologists practising in NZ in 2007, eliciting surgical volumes and technique, anaesthetic, preferred equipment and patient management. Results were compared with previous NZ surveys and international surveys of surgeons in Northern America, Europe and the UK.
Background: This study examines the current practice and trends for cataract and refractive surgery in New Zealand.
Methods: A confidential postal questionnaire was sent to all consultant ophthalmologists practising in New Zealand in 2004. Most questions were identical to the 2000 New Zealand survey, and were also similar to the 2003 survey of the American Society of Cataract and Refraction Surgeons (ASCRS).
Purpose: To determine the latest trends in refractive surgery in the United States.
Methods: All U.S.