The pressure inside the eye. Anything relating to the eye. A medical doctor trained in the specialty of ophthalmology, the branch of medicine dealing with structure, function and diseases of the eye. Ophthalmologists may also be called eye surgeons. An instrument which is used to look inside the eye.
Postoperative care continues until a patient has fully healed from the operation.
The information contained in this handout was based on the Clinical Practice Guideline, Surgical and Non-Surgical Management of the Cataract in the Otherwise Healthy Adult Eye, prepared by the Alberta Clinical Practice Guidelines Program administered by the Alberta Medical Association. The guideline was developed by an expert panel of doctors, optometrists, and representatives from the government, public, and universities.