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Routine preoperative medical testing before cataract surgery fails to reduce medical complications.
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Supports omitting routine preoperative testing before cataract surgery; leaves open confirmation in higher-level trials.
The Value of Routine Preoperative Medical Testing Before Cataract Surgery. Study of Medical Testing for Cataract Surgery, OD Schein, The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol 342, January 2000, 168–175
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Mary Lynne Weemering (2001) studied this question. Routine preoperative medical testing before cataract surgery does not reduce the risk of intraoperative or postoperative medical complications.
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