Importance of optical coherence tomography before cataract surgery
In one of seven patients evaluated, retinal pathologies were detected on OCT despite normal fundoscopic examination findings.OCT can be used to detect occult retinal pathologies that cannot be detected by biomicroscopic fundus examination before cataract surgery.
Authors
- Mehmet İçöz
- Şule Gökçek Gürtürk İçöz
Institutions
- Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi (TR)
- Dünyagöz Hospital (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-024-03622-3
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.77