PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Whitefield, L
AU  - Crowston, J
AU  - Little, B C
TI  - First day follow up for routine phacoemulsification?
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.80.2.148
DP  - 1996 Feb 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 148--150
VI  - 80
IP  - 2
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/80/2/148.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/80/2/148.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1996 Feb 01; 80
AB  - AIMS: To determine the postoperative morbidity on day 1 after uncomplicated phacoemulsification. METHODS: A prospective study was performed on 100 otherwise healthy eyes after uncomplicated phacoemulsification and lens implant. Patients were examined on the first postoperative day and any deviation from a set postoperative protocol was recorded. RESULTS: Transient intraocular pressure rises of 30 mm Hg or greater were seen in three eyes. These all settled after a single dose of oral acetazolamide 250 mg. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study reinforce the clinical impression that the need for day 1 routine follow up in this selected group of patients is questionable and probably unnecessary.