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Successful surgery is often dependent on understanding all risk factors that may influence the surgical outcome. Not carefully examining the patient and reviewing the history can lead to avoidable surgical complications that can strongly influence the eventual outcome. We review the most important factors to consider in planning the best approach in nontypical surgical patients and help the surgeon understand the importance of each.
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Hu, W.F., Larochelle, M., Olson, R., Pettey, J. (2022). Key Elements in the Risk Evaluation. In: Alió, J.L., Dick, H.B., Osher, R.H. (eds) Cataract Surgery . Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94530-5_1
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