Cataract surgery under topical anaesthesia - white or yellow light
Keywords:
cataract surgery, topical anaesthesia, yellow filter
Abstract
To evaluate whether there is a difference in comfort level between yellow light and white light for the patient having cataract surgery under topical anaesthesia.
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2. Michael R, Wegener A. Estimation of safe exposure time from an ophthalmic operating microscope with regard to ultraviolet radiation and blue-light hazards to the eye. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis 2004;21(8):1388-1392.
3. Hall, JE. Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology 2016. Thirteenth edition. London, United Kingdom. Elsevier. Chapter 51, p. 653.
4. Stiller H, Rassow B. Possible damage to the eye caused by light from ophthalmologic equipment (Article in German). Klin Monatsbl Augenheilkd 1991;199(7):62-66.
5. Food and Drug Administration. 1995. FDA Public Health Advisory: Retinal photic injuries from operating microscopes during cataract surgery. [Online] Available at: http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/PublicHealthNotifications/ucm062683.htm
Published
2018-10-23
How to Cite
Ong, K., Yue, A., & Beka, S. (2018). Cataract surgery under topical anaesthesia - white or yellow light. Asian Journal of Ophthalmology, 16(1), 5-6. https://doi.org/10.35119/asjoo.v16i1.345
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