Analysis: NHS comparison with Optical Express clinical outcomes

A recently published study of cataract surgery performed in the NHS represents a benchmark for the ophthalmology industry.1 This comprehensive analysis was part of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ National Ophthalmology Database (RCO NOD) and included 180,114 primary intraocular lens (IOL) and cataract procedures at 28 UK Trust sites undertaken between August 2006 and November 2010.

Matched Group Analysis

A series of analyses were performed to compare the results of 68,153 primary Optical Express IOL procedures to the NHS benchmark data. This included visual outcomes and complication rate comparisons between the RCO NOD and Optical Express as well as visual outcomes of more recently conducted Optical Express procedures.