The efficacy of a nurse-led preoperative cataract assessment and postoperative care clinic

McKee, Hamish D R; Gole, Glen A

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00453.x

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To the Editor: We believe the study by Kirkwood et al,1 investigating the use of nurse-led perioperative cataract clinics, contains flaws, and their conclusions are premature.

1 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.

Correspondence: hamishmckee@hotmail.com

1. Kirkwood BJ, Pesudovs K, Latimer P, Coster DJ. The efficacy of a nurse-led preoperative cataract assessment and postoperative care clinic. Med J Aust 2006; 184: 278-281. <MJA full text>
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3. Muhtaseb M, Kalhoro A, Ionides A. A system for preoperative stratification of cataract patients according to risk of intraoperative complications: a prospective analysis of 1441 cases. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88: 1242-1246.
4. Ormonde SE. Ophthalmic microsurgical training: are we approaching a crisis point? Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 2005; 33: 453-454.

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