BACKGROUND several studies have shown comparable visual outcomes of SICS and phacoemulsification (Gogate et al 2007, Ruit et al 2007). OBJECTIVE to compare the safety and efficacy of different types of surgical procedures (phacoemulsification versus SICS) for cataract surgery in immature cataract. MATERIAL AND METHODS a prospective randomized controlled trial was carried out involving 93 an...

R eaders of the BJO will be aware that cataract is the leading cause of blindness in Africa, affecting an estimated half of the seven million blind people in that continent. This number is likely to increase substantially, as approximately 600 000 Africans become blind from cataract each year. Despite the enormity of the problem, few cataract operations are performed in Africa. The cataract sur...

As the population of elderly increases, management of patients with cataract is becoming an issue of increasing importance. Progress in surgical equipment and techniques has increased the safety of cataract surgery, and the insertion of an intraocular lens at the time of surgery has ensured many patients of good postoperative visual function. The mainstay of current cataract treatment is surger...

background cataract is one of the most common surgical procedures in the elderly. in most cases, the elderly have cardiac ischemia or chronic coronary diseases, which would lead to more ischemic events during general anesthesia. therefore, surgeons and anesthetists prefer regional aesthesia to the general one owing to its more advantages and less complications. objectives therefore, this study ...

Purpose. To evaluate and compare the efficacy of two different training methods in resident-performed phacoemulsification surgery. Methods. 502 eyes of 467 patients who underwent resident-performed phacoemulsification were included in the study by reviewing their medical records. Residents were allocated into two groups according to the method applied during their training in cataract surgery; ...