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. 2012 Sep;38(9):419-25, 385.

Improving presurgical pupil dilation for cataract surgery patients

Loh Huey Peng  1 , Allan Fong, Chee Soon Phaik, Tian Pei Hong, Neo Siew Hoon, Claris Lim Ting Xuan, Kitty Yick, Angie Ng
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  • PMID: 23002495

Improving presurgical pupil dilation for cataract surgery patients

Loh Huey Peng et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Insufficient pupil dilation, a common challenge in cataract surgery, may lead to surgical complications. After a quality improvement project was conducted, the proportion of patients with the desired pupil dilation of > or = 7 mm increased from 39.5% to 88.0% (Implementation phase) and then to 82.2% (Sustaining phase).

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