Cataract Surgery Audit
Mr JP Diamond.
Audit of 423 consecutive phacoemulsification cataract operations
(code C7120)
| Anaesthetic technique |
Number |
Percentage (%) |
| Local anaesthesia |
416 |
98.3 |
| General anaesthesia |
7 |
1.7 |
| Complications |
Number |
Percentage (%) |
| None |
409 |
96.7 |
| Iris damage |
7 |
0.9 |
| PC rupture (no vitreous loss) |
4 |
0.9 |
| PC rupture (vitreous loss) |
2 |
0.5 |
| Endothelial damage |
1 |
0.2 |
|
