Cataract surgery in South West Thames Region: An analysis of age-adjusted surgery rates and length of stay by district

Cataract: how much surgery do we have to do?

“…The volume of cataract surgery already has increased dramatically around the world over the past 20 years. It increased approximately fourfold in just 10 years in both the United States and Sweden through the 1980s1 2; and increased threefold in the United Kingdom over this time 3. In many areas cataract surgery now forms over half of all ophthalmic surgery, and in a number of countries cataract surgery has become the most common elective surgical procedure 4…”

Gender and cataract surgery in Sweden 1992‐1997, A retrospective observational study based on the Swedish National Cataract Register

“…Williams & Seward (1993) suspected that the reason why females have a significantly higher rate of cataract surgery might be due to social factors. Williams & Seward (1993) suspected that the reason why females have a significantly higher rate of cataract surgery might be due to social factors.…”

Age and sex profile of patients having cataract surgery between 1986 and 2003

“…The higher relative risk for cataract surgery among women has been recognized for a long time, [11][12][13][16][17][18][19][20] and several possible explanations have been put forth to account for this finding. These include social factors, referral patterns, and the higher prevalence of cataract in women.…”