Abstract
Data collected by clinicians and nurses from patients with clinically diagnosed lens opacities revealed that there was poor repeatability of the description of the position of lens opacities, statistically significant observer variation in determining visual acuity, and good repeatability as to what visual tasks the patient can perform. It is suggested that clinicans should give more weight to the visual handicap revealed by performance of visual tasks in making a decision for cataract surgery than at present.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- COCHRANE A. L., CHAPMAN P. J., OLDHAM P. D. Observers' errors in taking medical histories. Lancet. 1951 May 5;1(6662):1007–1009. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(51)92518-4. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Hollows F. C., Graham P. A. Intra-ocular pressure, glaucoma, and glaucoma suspects in a defined population. Br J Ophthalmol. 1966 Oct;50(10):570–586. doi: 10.1136/bjo.50.10.570. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Kahn H. A., Leibowitz H., Ganley J. P., Kini M., Colton T., Nickerson R., Dawber T. R. Randomized controlled clinical trial. National Eye Institute workshop for ophthalmologists. Standardizing diagnostic procedures. Am J Ophthalmol. 1975 May;79(5):768–775. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Wong W. W. Indications for cataract surgery. Psycholinguistic considerations. Arch Ophthalmol. 1978 Mar;96(3):526–528. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1978.03910050294023. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]