Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation CADTH. Interventions used to determine the appropriate patient populations for cataract surgery: a review of the clinical evidence and guidelines. Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Rapid Response - Summary with Critical Appraisal. 2013 Authors' conclusions The findings of eight observational validation studies suggest that there are some tools available that may help to predict and select which candidates are likely to most benefit from cataract surgery. However, none of these studies was of a comparative intervention and so some question remains regarding the practical prospective application of these tools in an actual clinical setting, and the comparative effectiveness of using these tools versus other tools or standard practice. Current guidelines provide guidance for evaluating patients for cataract surgery, but do not provide specific metrics for determining appropriateness or prioritizing patients requirements for this procedure. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Cataract Extractions; Patient Selection Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), 865 Carling Avenue, Suite 600, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1S 5S8 Email: requests@cadth.ca AccessionNumber 32014000178 Date abstract record published 23/01/2014 |