Impact of First Eye versus Second Eye Cataract Surgery on Visual Function and Quality of Life.

Purpose: To compare the impact of first eye versus second eye cataract surgery on visual function and quality of life.

Design: Cohort study.

Participants: A total of 328 patients undergoing separate first eye and second eye phacoemulsification cataract surgeries at 5 veterans affairs centers in the United States.

Outcomes after cataract surgery in eyes with pseudoexfoliation: Results from the Veterans Affairs Ophthalmic Surgery Outcomes Data Project.

Objective: To compare clinical outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with and without pseudoexfoliation (PXF).

Design: Retrospective deidentified data analysis.

Participants: A total of 123 PXF and 4776 non-PXF eyes of patients who underwent cataract surgery.

American Society of Anesthesiologists classification in cataract surgery: Results from the Ophthalmic Surgery Outcomes Data Project.

Purpose: To explore the association of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification with cataract surgery outcomes.

Setting: Five Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, United States.

Design: Retrospective observational cohort study.

Outcomes of cataract surgery with residents as primary surgeons in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.

Purpose: To explore visual outcomes, functional visual improvement, and events in resident-operated cataract surgery cases.

Setting: Veterans Affairs Ophthalmic Surgery Outcomes Database Project across 5 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.

Design: Retrospective data analysis of deidentified data.

Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Glaucomatous Eyes: Results From the Veterans Affairs Ophthalmic Surgery Outcomes Data Project.

Purpose: To compare visual acuity outcomes, vision-related quality of life, and complications related to cataract surgery in eyes with and without glaucoma.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: Cataract surgery outcomes in cases with and without glaucoma from the Veterans Affairs Ophthalmic Surgical Outcomes Data Project were compared.

Functional Visual Improvement After Cataract Surgery in Eyes With Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Results of the Ophthalmic Surgical Outcomes Data Project.

Purpose: To determine if cataract surgery on eyes with AMD confers as much functional visual improvement as surgery on eyes without retinal pathology.

Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 4924 cataract surgeries from the Veterans Healthcare Administration Ophthalmic Surgical Outcomes Data Project (OSOD). We included cases of eyes with AMD that had both preoperative and postoperative NEI-VFQ-25 questionnaires submitted and compared their outcomes with controls without retinal pathology.

Intraoperative floppy iris and prevalence of intraoperative complications: results from ophthalmic surgery outcomes database.

Purpose: To estimate the prevalence of untoward events during cataract surgery with the use of pupillary expansion devices and intraoperative floppy iris (IFIS).

Design: Retrospective analysis of 4923 cataract surgery cases from the Veterans Affairs Ophthalmic Surgical Outcomes Data Project.

Methods: Outcomes from 5 Veterans Affairs medical centers were analyzed, including use of alpha-blockers (both selective and nonselective), IFIS, intraoperative iris trauma, intraoperative iris prolapse, posterior capsular tear, anterior capsule tear, intraoperative vitreous prolapse, and use of pupillary expansion devices.