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[Ambulatory surgery in ophthalmology]
J A Rojas-Dosal1, M A Castellanos-Hernández, E Díaz del Castillo-Martín
1División de Oftalmología, Hospital de Especialidades, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
Abstract:
Traditionally intraocular ophthalmologic surgery has been performed on hospitalized patients. Nevertheless, surgical advances now allow ambulatory management with the same effectiveness. This communication about our experience with outpatient intraocular surgery shows that there were no complications but several advantages among which is mentioned the optimal use of the hospital facilities, mainly for those patients whose serious condition require hospitalization.