2006 Survey for KSCRS Members: Current Trends in Cataract Surgery in Korea.

Moon, Jung Hyun; Shyn, Kyung Hwan

doi:2009.50.11.1617

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 50(11); 2009 > Article

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2009;50(11):1617-1623.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2009.50.11.1617 Published online November 15, 2009.

2006 Survey for KSCRS Members: Current Trends in Cataract Surgery in Korea.

Jung Hyun Moon, Kyung Hwan Shyn

Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. khshyn@gilhospital.com

2006년 한국 백내장굴절수술학회 회원 설문조사 - 한국에서의 백내장 수술의 최근 경향 -

문정현ㆍ신경환

Department of Ophthalmology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea

Abstract

PURPOSE
To investigate the current situation and future trends in the field of cataract surgery in Korea. METHODS: Since 1995, the members of the Korean Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (KSCRS) have conducted annual surveys on cataract and refractive surgery. The 2006 annual survey, consisting of 89 multiple-choice questions, was mailed in February 2007 to 289 KSCRS members. Sixty (20.7%) members answered the questions. Current data were compared with data of previous annual surveys and with data of surveys in the United States and Europe. RESULTS: Fifty-one percent of the respondents were in their fifties. The duration of hospital stays has decreased annually, and the use of topical anesthesia (53%) has not changed. Self-sealing wound construction was the main wound closure technique in phacoemulsification (52%). The implantation of phakic intraocular lenses (IOL) was performed on 50% of the respondents, and the preferred IOLs for small incision cataract surgery were acrylic (87%). Interest in the added value of IOL has increased annually. CONCLUSIONS: This survey summarized current trends and changes in cataract surgery in Korea.

Key Words: Cataract Surgery;KSCRS;Survey