Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 19 October 2000 — Page 39

The Muncie Times, October 19, 2000, page 39

Vasilis Makris, M.D., P.C. Diseases and Surgery of the Eye 288-1935 3300 W. Purdue Avenue Questions & Answer for Dr. Makris

I recently read where they have now determined that testing prior to cataract surgery isn’t necessary. Is that true? A recent study was performed by Johns-Hopkins University. This study involved 18,000 patients who were to undergo cataract extraction. They were divided into two groups; those with no testing pre-operatively and those with pre-operative testing, which included EKGs, blood counts, electrolytes, and renal functions. It was found that there was no difference between the two groups in the outcome of the cataract surgery, or the incidence of adverse medical events. It therefore concluded that routine laboratory testing prior to cataract surgery is unnecessary. Medical tradition, however, is difficult to break, making it difficult to get away from ordering pre-operative testing when a patient’s physician has any suspicion of underlying medical problems.

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