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Seasonal Variation in the Incidence of Malignant Glaucoma after Cataract Surgery

Abstract

PURPOSE: To investigate a potential link between the incidence of malignant glaucoma after cataract surgery and seasonal variations in daylight. METHODS: In total, 18,374 uncomplicated cataract surgeries were performed between June 2008 and June 2013 at an ambulatory surgery center in Toronto. Toronto's average monthly daylight over that time period-in hours per day for each month-was determined. The number of malignant glaucoma cases that …

Authors

Shute TS; Varma DK; Tam D; Klein T; Moinul P; Ahmed IIK; Sheybani A

Journal

Journal of Ophthalmic and Vision Research, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 32–37

Publisher

Knowledge E DMCC

Publication Date

2019

DOI

10.4103/jovr.jovr_41_18

ISSN

2008-2010