The Influence of Lunar Phases on Complications in Cataract Surgery: An Analysis of 16,965 Patients

Purpose. Popular beliefs exert an impact of lunar phases on elective surgery. The aim of our study was to evaluate potential correlations between complications in cataract surgery and the phases of the moon during its passage through the zodiac and Fridays that fall on the 13th. Methods. Patients wi...

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Main Authors: Eva-Maria Faschinger, Pia Veronika Vécsei-Marlovits, Dieter Franz Rabensteiner, Birgit Weingessel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1946527
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