ESCRS - PO144 - European Registry Of Quality Outcomes For Cataract And Refractive Surgery (Eurequo): A Review Of The Current Literature

European Registry Of Quality Outcomes For Cataract And Refractive Surgery (Eurequo): A Review Of The Current Literature

Published 2022 - 40th Congress of the ESCRS

Reference: PO144 | Type: Free paper | DOI: 10.82333/2vmw-tg26

Authors: Maartje Segers* 1 , Anders Behndig 2 , Ype Henry 3 , Paul Rosen 4 , Marie-José Tassignon 5 , Ulf Stenevi 6 , Mor Dickman 1 , Mats Lundström 7

1University Eye Clinic,Maastricht University Medical Center+,Maastricht,Netherlands, 2Department of Clinical Sciences, Ophthalmology,Umea University,Umea,Sweden, 3Department of Ophthalmology,Amsterdam UMC,Amsterdam,Netherlands, 4Department of Ophthalmology,Oxford Eye Hospital,Oxford,United Kingdom, 5Department of Ophthalmology,Antwerp University Hospital,Antwerp,Belgium, 6Department of Ophthalmology,Sahlgrenska University Hospital,Mölndal,Sweden, 7Department of Clinical Sciences, Ophthalmology,Lund University,Lund,Sweden

Purpose

To provide an overview of the practice patterns, visual and refractive outcomes, surgery techniques, and rare ophthalmic events as reflected in the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (EUREQUO) and to review the goals, strengths, and challenges of the registry.

Setting

Clinics affiliated with the EUREQUO.

Methods

A literature search was conducted in PubMed using the keywords ‘EUREQUO’ and ‘European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery’. The search was not restricted by study design, language, or publication date. A total of 16 studies that described the EUREQUO were identified.

Results

The early establishment of the database makes it possible to study trends in practice patterns, such as a trend towards topical anesthesia (from 28.1% in 2008 to 71.7% in 2017). The EUREQUO identified significant risk factors for posterior capsule rupture and dropped nucleus, such as diabetic retinopathy, white cataract, and preoperative visual acuity. Several studies described that visual outcome after the cataract surgeries reported to the EUREQUO were excellent. However, patients with intraoperative complications or previous surgical interventions, such as corneal refractive surgery and vitrectomy, were at risk of having worse postoperative visual acuity. 

Conclusions

Clinical registries have been recognized as valuable tools in ophthalmology. This review highlights the usefulness of the EUREQUO in benchmarking and studying risk factors and outcomes of rare ophthalmic events in cataract and refractive surgery.