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Using oral sedation during cataract surgery does not negatively impact patient satisfaction compared with using an intravenous sedative

Patients Satisfied With Oral Sedation for Cataract Surgery

Oral sedation found to be noninferior to IV sedation in terms of patient satisfaction
Higher consumption of certain vitamins and carotenoids is associated with a significantly decreased risk for age-related cataract in cohort studies

Vitamins, Carotenoids Associated With Lower Risk for Cataract

However, strongest evidence comes from cohort studies, not randomized controlled trials
Phone visits can safely substitute for a standard

Preoperative Phone Visits for Cataract Patients Safe, Efficient

No unplanned admissions associated with phone visits, which take less time than in-person visits
Cataract surgery is associated with a reduction in the rate of cognitive decline among older adults

Cataract Surgery Tied to Drop in Cognitive Decline in Seniors

Decline in episodic memory scores seen with older age slower after versus before cataract surgery
Cataract surgery is associated with a modest decrease in the risk of the patient being in a serious traffic crash as the driver

Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Serious Car Accidents

Findings in a large study of older patients before and after cataract surgery
Medicare beneficiaries with small social support networks are less likely to receive cataract surgery

Cataract Surgery Less Likely With Small Social Support Network

Reduced odds of receiving cataract surgery with fewer non-spouse/partner family members
Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery demonstrates comparable visual outcomes to conventional phacoemulsification

Femtosecond Laser Safer for Post-Vitrectomy Cataract Surgery

But procedure results in similar visual outcomes to conventional phacoemulsification
From 2001 to 2014 there was a transition in the site of cataract surgery from hospital outpatient departments to ambulatory surgical centers

Recent Increase in Cataract Sx at Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Shift in the site of cataract surgery from hospital outpatient departments to ASCs from 2001 to 2014
For older women with cataract

Cataract Surgery Associated With Reduced Mortality in Women

Lower all-cause, vascular-, cancer-, accidental-, neurologic-, pulmonary-specific mortality
High intake of vitamin K1 is associated with reduced risk of cataracts

High Vitamin K1 Intake Linked to Reduced Cataract Risk

Reduced risk of cataracts for Mediterranean elderly population in highest tertile of vitamin K1