Preoperative Functional Expectations and Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing First Eye Cataract Surgery

Authors

James M. Tielsch, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthFollow
Earl P. Steinberg, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sandra D. Cassard, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Oliver D. Schein, Johns Hopkins University
Jonathan C. Javitt, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Marcia W. Legro, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Eric B. Bass, Johns Hopkins University
Phoebe Sharkey, Loyola University Maryland

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Journal

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volume

113

Issue

10

DOI

10.1001/archopht.1995.01100100100038

Abstract

Expectations regarding visual functioning after cataract surgery are very high, and in most cases such expectations are fulfilled. In selected cases, more comprehensive counseling may reduce the discrepancy between expectations and actual outcomes of cataract surgery. © 1995, American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

APA Citation

Tielsch, J., Steinberg, E., Cassard, S., Schein, O., Javitt, J., Legro, M., Bass, E., & Sharkey, P. (1995). Preoperative Functional Expectations and Postoperative Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing First Eye Cataract Surgery. Archives of Ophthalmology, 113 (10). http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archopht.1995.01100100100038