BACKGROUND In order to minimise postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) rise, after routine uncomplicated cataract surgery, prophylaxis may be adopted. Currently, there are no specific guidelines in this regard resulting in wide variation in practice across the UK. We sought to document these variations through a questionnaire survey. METHODS A questionnaire was sent to all consultant ophtha...

AIMS To estimate the magnitude and the causes of blindness through a community based nationwide survey in Oman. This was conducted in 1996-7. METHODS A stratified cluster random sampling procedure was used to select 12 400 people. The WHO/PBD standardised survey methodology was used, with suitable adaptation. The major causes of blindness were identified among those found blind. RESULTS A t...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of vision impairment, unilateral/bilateral blindness, and cataract surgery were estimated in a population based survey among the elderly in a suburban area of Hong Kong. METHODS 15 public, private, and home ownership scheme housing estates in the Shatin area of Hong Kong were subjected to cluster sampling to randomly select a cross section of people 60 years of age o...

BACKGROUND Previous research has suggested that immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated events lead to several chronic diseases. We investigated the association between allergic conditions and age-related cataracts in the South Korean adult population. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed using data obtained from 1,170 participants aged 40 years or older who were enrolled in the Korean Natio...

BackgroundA national eye survey was conducted in 1996 to determine the prevalence rates of blindness and low vision and their major causes among the Malaysian population of all ages. Methods-A stratified two-stage cluster sampling design was used to randomly select primary and secondary sampling units. Interviews, visual acuity tests and eye examinations on all individuals in the sampled househ...

BACKGROUND A national eye survey was conducted in 1996 to determine the prevalence of blindness and low vision and their major causes among the Malaysian population of all ages. METHODS A stratified two stage cluster sampling design was used to randomly select primary and secondary sampling units. Interviews, visual acuity tests, and eye examinations on all individuals in the sampled househol...

AIMS To assess waiting times for cataract surgery and their acceptance in European countries, and to find explanatory, country-specific health indicators. METHODS Using data from the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe (SHARE), waiting times for cataract surgery of 245 respondents in ten countries were analysed with the help of linear regression. The influence of four country sp...

AIMS The aim of this study was to report on the prevalence and correlates of pseudoexfoliation syndrome (PXF) in a rural Burmese population. METHODS The study was a cross-sectional, population-based survey of the inhabitants > or =40 years in the Meiktila District. Ophthalmic examination included Snellen visual acuity, slit lamp examination, tonometry, gonioscopy, dilated fundus examination a...

During November 1985 a survey was carried out to determine the prevalence and causes of blindness in the Elim Hospital district of Gazankulu in the Northern Transvaal, South Africa, and to assess the Eye Department's effectiveness in preventing blindness. Using a random cluster sample technique, we screened 18,962 of the estimated 71,200 inhabitants of the district (26.6%). We found 109 blind p...

Abstract Background Cataract surgery is traumatic to the corneal epithelium,scarring and opacity commonest cause of blindness. Objective To study epithelial thickness in different conditions using anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). Patients Methods A case-control including 80 eyes divided equally into 4 groups; group 1:controls,group 2:corneal scarring ,group 3:cataract pat...