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The National Cataract Surgery Survey is a prospective cross-sectional survey of surgery for age-related cataract within the National Health Service. It is the first national study of cataract surgery in the United Kingdom providing clinical data. This is the first in a series of papers and describes a profile of the characteristics of patients admitted for cataract surgery that includes: demography, referral sources, presence of co-existing ocular pathology, level of visual impairment on admission and waiting time for surgery. A profile of the process of the surgical procedure for 1990 is also described: number of operations performed, type of admission, type of anaesthetic, cataract extraction and intraocular lens and the grade of surgeon performing the procedure.
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Courtney, P. The national cataract surgery survey: I. Method and descriptive features. Eye 6, 487–492 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1992.103
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