SummaryIn 2001, we conducted a population-based cluster survey of the prevalence of blindness and glaucoma in three districts of the Volta region of Ghana, West Africa. A secondary purpose was to assess the presenting visual acuities of individuals who had undergone extracapsular cataract extraction with an intraocular lens implant (ECCE/IOL) and intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE). The ta...

AIM To analyse the outcome of high volume cataract surgery in a developing country, community based, high volume eye hospital. METHODS In a non-comparative interventional case series, the authors reviewed the surgical outcomes of 593 patients with cataract operated upon by three high volume surgeons on six randomly selected days. There were 318 female (54%) and 275 male (46%) patients. Their ...

The aim of this study was to report a new cause of cataract, namely snake bite induced cataract in a dog. A 3-year-old male mongrel dog was referred to our clinic for the assessment of cataract in both eyes. The dog was bitten by a snake nearly 4 months ago. A 40 dioptre acrylic lens with 13 mm haptics was implanted into the lens capsule. In the left eye, posterior synechia was detected in the ...

PURPOSE To estimate retrospectively the incidence, predisposing factors, and possible mechanisms precipitating massive suprachoroidal hemorrhage (MSCH) development during cataract extraction surgery. METHODS The study was conducted on 6639 consecutive cataract extractions performed between 1994 and 2002. All of the procedures were carried out using traditional nucleus expression methods. The ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the indications, safety, benefits, disadvantages and advantages, and the visual outcomes for simultaneous bilateral cataract surgery (SBCS) under general anesthesia. METHODS This retrospective case review pertained to a period spanning from June 1998 through June 2005 inclusively, and comprised of 27 consecutive patients (54 eyes) that underwen...

PURPOSE To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a single-piece hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) (enVista® MX60; Bausch and Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY, USA) following implantation to correct aphakia subsequent to extracapsular cataract extraction in adults. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This was an open-label, non-interventional, observational study conducted in 19 university and pr...