Cataract surgery techniques have evolved from intracapsular cataract surgery to extracapsular cataract surgery (ECCE) to phacoemulsification, with a progressive decrease in the size of the surgical wound and increased safety and predictability of the surgical procedure. Cataract surgical techniques and intraocular lens (IOL) technologies continue to evolve to provide patients with the optimum p...

BACKGROUND Cataract remains a disease of priority being the leading cause of blindness globally. Although surgically curable, cataract surgical output has remained low in Nigeria, Kwara state inclusive. A study was carried out to investigate the perception of eye care workers (ECW) on low surgical output and their adjudged reasons; this has hitherto not being evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...

BACKGROUND The expectations of post-removal cataract surgery patients are extremely high, and best vision acuity is expected. The best refractive results are influenced by two factors - cataract surgical removal and the corneal astigmatism correction. Currently, the two most often applied corneal astigmatism removal methods are laser surgery and toric intraocular lens implantation, with the lat...

Impact We know from numerous population-based surveys that a significant number of cataract operations may have poor outcomes (defined as presenting visual acuity of less than 6/60). Poor outcomes are distressing or disappointing for patients. They reflect badly on the health or surgical facility and on the surgical team. Poor outcomes may also affect the sustainability of services; they discou...

Cataract is by far the most common cause of major vision loss, accounting for approximately half of all global blindness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), roughly 18 million people worldwide are bilaterally blind from cataract. These sobering statistics have a profound societal economic impact through the combined loss of productivity of both the blind and those who must care f...

BACKGROUND The perceived difficulty of steps of manual small incision cataract surgery among trainees in rural China was assessed. DESIGN Cohort study. PARTICIPANTS Fifty-two trainees at the end of a manual small incision cataract surgery training programme. METHODS Participants rated the difficulty of 14 surgical steps using a 5-point scale, 1 (very easy) to 5 (very difficult). Demograph...

PURPOSE To examine the differences in tear film parameters more than 3 months postsurgery in eyes with cataract surgery (surgical eyes) versus eyes without cataract surgery (nonsurgical eyes). METHODS 29 patients were seen at the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) who had cataract surgery by phacoemulsification in one eye more than 3 months prior to the study date and had no history...

INTRODUCTION This study aims to describe the preferences of ophthalmic anaesthesia for cataract extraction among ophthalmologists in Singapore. METHODS A nationwide questionnaire survey of all cataract surgeons in institutional and private practice in Singapore was conducted in August 2004. RESULTS The response rate was 61.1 percent (88 out of 144 eligible ophthalmologists surveyed). Phacoe...

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...

AIM We aimed to evaluate age-related cataract as a contributor to blindness and visual impairment (VI) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). METHODS A systematic review of population-based studies published between 2000 and October 2012. Prevalence and proportions of blindness and VI due to cataract, cataract surgical coverage (CSC), per cent intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and visual outcomes of ...