Practice patterns of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society members in cataract surgery – survey 2018
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Paper Presentation | Présentation d'article
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4:07 PM, Saturday 2 Jun 2018
(5 minutes)
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Author: Lindsay Ong-Tone
Author Disclosure Block: L. Ong-Tone: None.
Abstract Body:
Purpose: This will be the tenth annual survey on the practice patterns of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) members in cataract surgery.
Study Design: Web based
Methods: This survey will be conducted in January 2018 when an e-mail with a link to Fluid Surveys will be sent to all the COS members who have indicated that their practice focus is on Cataract and IOL. A reminder e-mail will be sent about 3 weeks later.
Results: There was a moderate increase in the number of respondents who were using femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) between 2014 (8%) and 2015 (18.9%). There was a moderate drop in the 2017 survey to 11.8%. The cataract wound size has been getting smaller over the years. In 2017, the most popular one was 2.2 mm (40.5%) followed by 2.4 mm (22.6%) and 2.75 mm (20.2%). Nearly 65 percent of the respondents were correcting astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery. The majority (79.2 percent) were using a toric intraocular lens to do so. The number of respondents using intracameral antibiotics has increased from 23.1 percent in 2009 to 44 percent in 2017. In this latest survey, the most popular intracameral antibiotic was moxifloxacin (54.4 percent) followed by cefuroxime (18.9 percent) and vancomycin (16.2 percent).
Conclusions: Certain trends in the practice patterns of the COS members in cataract surgery have been observed and maintained over the years. The uptake of FLACS was quite impressive in its first year, but has since waned.
Author Disclosure Block: L. Ong-Tone: None.
Abstract Body:
Purpose: This will be the tenth annual survey on the practice patterns of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) members in cataract surgery.
Study Design: Web based
Methods: This survey will be conducted in January 2018 when an e-mail with a link to Fluid Surveys will be sent to all the COS members who have indicated that their practice focus is on Cataract and IOL. A reminder e-mail will be sent about 3 weeks later.
Results: There was a moderate increase in the number of respondents who were using femtosecond laser assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) between 2014 (8%) and 2015 (18.9%). There was a moderate drop in the 2017 survey to 11.8%. The cataract wound size has been getting smaller over the years. In 2017, the most popular one was 2.2 mm (40.5%) followed by 2.4 mm (22.6%) and 2.75 mm (20.2%). Nearly 65 percent of the respondents were correcting astigmatism at the time of cataract surgery. The majority (79.2 percent) were using a toric intraocular lens to do so. The number of respondents using intracameral antibiotics has increased from 23.1 percent in 2009 to 44 percent in 2017. In this latest survey, the most popular intracameral antibiotic was moxifloxacin (54.4 percent) followed by cefuroxime (18.9 percent) and vancomycin (16.2 percent).
Conclusions: Certain trends in the practice patterns of the COS members in cataract surgery have been observed and maintained over the years. The uptake of FLACS was quite impressive in its first year, but has since waned.
