Introduction: Cataract is a common disease across the world and the most common cause of vision loss and blindness. Several factors contribute to the disease, the most important of which is aging. Other contributors include sex, smoking, sunlight, place of residence, family, job, and systemic disease. This study was aimed to enquire into the epidemiology of cataract cases referred to Noor Ophth...

seemed to show a greater response to glucose challenge than the other female groups. The numbers in the present group are too small for the significance of this observation to be assessed, and further study is required. It is possible that the diabetic with lens opacities may progress to a stage requiring cataract extraction more rapidly than a non-diabetic. This might explain the discrepancy b...

PURPOSE This study was designed as a microbiologic survey of the fluids aspirated from the anterior chamber at the end of cataract extraction performed by phacoemulsification, and to correlate the contamination rate of the anterior chamber to the surgical technique used. METHODS One hundred and one consecutive patients (126 eyes) who underwent cataract extraction by phacoemulsification and po...

PURPOSE To estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment (VI), and report the outcomes of cataract surgery in Chaonan Region, Guangdong Province, southern China. DESIGN Cross-sectional population-based survey. PARTICIPANTS A total of 3484 participants including 1397 men (40.1%) and 2087 women (59.9%) aged ≥50 years were examined (94.2% response rate). METHOD A two-...

PURPOSE A seventh annual survey was carried out by mail in February 1999 to investigate the current trends in cataract and refractive surgery in Japan. METHODS Questionnaires were sent to 925 ophthalmologist members of the Japanese Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Data received from 411 (44.4%) of the recipients were cross-analyzed and compared with those from the previous surveys....

BACKGROUND Uptake of cataract removal is a function of the effectiveness of the healthcare delivery services: services that are inaccessible, inappropriate, or unaffordable will not be utilised by (sub)populations, who consequently live with untreated cataracts. The aim of the study was to identify the relationship between individual wealth inequalities and uptake of cataract surgery in England...

A population based survey of blindness and eye disease has been conducted throughout the whole country of The Gambia, and 8174 people were examined. The prevalence of blindness (best acuity less than 3/60) was 0.7% and low vision (6/24-3/60) 1.4%. The causes of blindness were cataract (55%), non-trachomatous corneal opacity/phthisis (20%), and trachoma (17%). An estimated 5500 people in The Gam...

According to an online survey, most members of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery believe that tamsulosin makes cataract surgery more difficult (95%) and increases the risks of surgery (77%). Commonly reported complications of intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome (IFIS) were significant iris trauma and posterior capsule rupture, with 52% and 23% of respondents, respectively,...

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