This outcome assessment study is based on data collected prospectively in a group of 123 consecutive cataract patients. Cataract surgery to vast majority of patients means prevention of blindness, better vision, better visual functioning and better quality of life. Due to cataract surgery the occupational status is maintained in many patients, and a majority of the retired patients are able to ...

PURPOSE To evaluate safety and efficacy of day care cataract surgery in developing country. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective study included 200 patients planned for cataract surgery during October and November 2012 divided in to two groups, day care cataract surgery (DCCS) and inpatient cataract surgery (ICS), with same number of male and female patients right and left eyes. All patients...

INTRODUCTION Small incisions in cataract surgery have shown to reduce tissue damage, postoperative inflammation and pain. OBJECTIVE To describe in detail the surgical management challenges and clinical results of bimanual micro-incision phacoemulsification cataract surgery in children with congenital cataract. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 22 eyes of 14 children aged from 11 months to 17 years w...

background : phacoemulsification is one of the best surgical treatments for the cataract. secondary to the technicaladvances in estimating the intraocular lens (iol) power, the refractive errors, one of the most important surgical complications after surgery, is now reduced. currently, two methods of biometry are used to calculate the iol power, ultrasound biometry and optical biometry. both me...

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness globally and surgery is the only known measure to deal with it effectively. Providing high quality cataract surgical services is critical if patients with cataract are to have their sight restored. A key focus of surgery is the outcome of the procedure. In cataract surgery this is measured predominantly, using visual acuity. Population- and hospital-ba...

BACKGROUND Elective cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in developed countries. However, it is unclear whether cataract surgery on the second eye provides enough incremental benefit to be considered cost-effective. This study conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of second-eye cataract surgery in the U.K. DESIGN A cost-effectiveness analysis. METHODS A decis...

PURPOSE To determine whether there is a significant association between prior cataract surgery and cognitive function in an elderly Japanese cohort. SETTING Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan. DESIGN The Fujiwara-kyo Eye Study was a cross-sectional epidemiological study. METHODS The subjects were ≥ 68-years who lived in the Nara Prefecture and responded to recruitment notices. All of th...

PURPOSE To collect cataract surgery rates data in 19 Latin American countries over a 4-year period as data published to date have been limited. METHODS Cataract surgery rates were obtained from National Society of Ophthalmology, National VISION 2020/Prevention of Blindness Committee and Ministry of Health representatives for each country for 2005 to 2008. Economic (gross national income per c...