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Intraoperative and postoperative clinical information, best-corrected VA (BCVA) (1 day, months 1, 2-3, and 6), and surgery complications were extracted. Univariable and multivariable linear regression models were performed for risk factors of BCVA change.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study included 1183 patients, with mean (SD) age of 70.8 (9.3) years. 1154 (97.5%) were males, 493 (41.7%) African-American, and 681 (57.6%) Caucasian. The mean (SD) VA in logMAR was 0.69 (0.74) at baseline, improved to 0.19 (0.36) at 1 month, 0.16 (0.34) at 2-3 months, and 0.14 (0.36) at 6 months. 1080 (91.3%) patients experienced VA improvement from baseline and 1023 (86.5%) patients achieved at least 20\/40 BCVA at 1 month. There were 86 (7.3%) complications, most commonly including 47 (4.0%) posterior capsular tears and 64 (5.4%) vitreous loss. In multivariable analysis, younger age (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.0001), worse baseline VA (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.0001), and absence of iris prolapse (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) were significantly associated with greater improvement in VA at 1 month.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In a diverse VAMC, resident-performed cataract surgeries achieved significant improvement in VA with a cumulative complication rate lower than previously reported. Resident physician education may benefit from specific focus on prevention of iris prolapse and better incision construction during surgery as these intraoperative events often led to delayed stabilization of visual outcome beyond 1 month.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.ijo_285_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,21]],"date-time":"2023-09-21T12:14:28Z","timestamp":1695298468000},"page":"3344-3351","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Outcomes of resident physician-performed cataract surgery in a diverse veterans affairs health system population"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"71","author":[{"given":"Elana","family":"Meer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States"},{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Naomi","family":"Gutkind","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, United States"},{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peiying","family":"Hua","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gui-Shuang","family":"Ying","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Sulewski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States"},{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Corporal Michael J. 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