| Title |
Focussing both eyes on health outcomes: revisiting cataract surgery
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2318-12-50 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jennifer C Davis, Heather McNeill, Michael Wasdell, Susan Chunick, Stirling Bryan |
| Abstract |
The appropriateness of cataract surgery procedures has been questioned, the suggestion being that the surgery is sometimes undertaken too early in the disease progression. Our three study questions were: What is the level of visual impairment in patients scheduled for cataract surgery? What is the improvement following surgery? Given the thresholds for a minimal detectable change (MDC) and a minimal clinically important difference (MCID), do gains in visual function reach the MDC and MCID thresholds? |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 23 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 23 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 26% |
| Librarian | 2 | 9% |
| Researcher | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 9% |
| Other | 4 | 17% |
| Unknown | 5 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 57% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 17% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 5 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
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#3,402,209
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#910
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#23,718
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Geriatrics
#3
of 23 outputs
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