Journal article
Time series analysis of age related cataract hospitalizations and phacoemulsification
Abstract
BackgroundCataract surgery remains a commonly performed elective surgical procedure in the aging and the elderly. The purpose of this study was to utilize time series methodology to determine the temporal and seasonal variations and the strength of the seasonality in age-related (senile) cataract hospitalizations and phacoemulsification surgeries.MethodsA retrospective, cross-sectional time series analysis was used to assess the presence and …
Authors
Leong AM; Crighton EJ; Moineddin R; Mamdani M; Upshur RE
Journal
BMC Ophthalmology, Vol. 6, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2006
DOI
10.1186/1471-2415-6-2
ISSN
1471-2415