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

Hamish D R McKee and Glen A Gole
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00453.x
Published online: 3 July 2006

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>
  • 2. Kamalarajah S, Silvestri G, Sharma N, et al. Surveillance of endophthalmitis following cataract surgery in the UK. Eye 2004; 18: 580-587.
  • 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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