Outcomes of cataract surgery in Pakistan: results from The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey.
- Bourne, Rupert
- Dineen, Brendan
- Jadoon, Zahid
- Lee, Pak S
- Khan, Aman
- Johnson, Gordon J
- Foster, Allen
- Khan, Daud
Publication date
January 2006
DOI Publisher
BMJ ISSN
0007-1161 Language
English Citation count (estimate)
45Abstract
AIM: To evaluate the outcomes of cataract surgery in Pakistan. METHODS: Cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of 16 507 adults (aged >or=30 years). Each underwent interview, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution visual acuity (VA), autorefraction, examination of optic disc. Those with or=6/18; 632 (35.3%) 6/18 to 6/60; 85 (4.8%): 6/60 to 3/60; 528 (29.5%): or=4 years before the survey. CONCLUSION: Almost a third of cataract operations result in a presenting VA of <6/60, which could be halved by appropriate refractive correction. This study highlights the need for an improvement in quality of surgery with a more balanced distribution of services
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