INTRODUCTION Postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis is a devastating complication of cataract surgery. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) endophthalmitis is rare. Recent debate over MRSA screening in United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS) hospital services has implications for cataract patients and ophthalmology services. AIMS To discuss issues for clinical practic...

PURPOSE Maintaining appropriate osmotic pressure is essential for maintaining lens transparency. This study was performed to investigate whether high levels of myo-inositol, one of the major organic osmolytes in the lens, would lead to cataract development. METHODS Transgenic mouse lines carrying the bovine Na(+)-dependent myo-inositol transporter (bSMIT) cDNA under the control of the mouse a...

Lenses from 100 gram albino rats remain clear and possess normal levels of Na+, K+, ATP, and hexokinase activity for 20 hours incubated in medium containing 12 mM glucose. Below 2.0 mM glucose, a cataract forms and there is an abrupt rise in lens Na+ and wet weight, a fall in lens K+, ATP, and hexokinase activity. The cataract is a thin lamellar opacity involving the anterior and posterior surf...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of age, duration of diabetes, cataract, and pupil size on the image quality in digital photographic screening. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Randomized groups of 3,650 patients had one-field, non-mydriatic, 45 degrees digital retinal imaging photography before mydriatic two-field photography. A total of 1,549 patients were then examined by an experienced ophthal...

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 study the lenticular problems in children presenting at an apex institute. METHODS Retrospective analysis of records (< 14 years) of new lens clinic cases was done. RESULTS Of 1,047 children, 687 were males. Mean age at presentation was 6.35 ± 4.13 years. Developmental cataract was seen in 45.6% and posttraumatic cataract in 29.7% of patients. Other abnormalities were cataract wi...

There has been a slower uptake of ambulatory cataract surgery in the UK than the USA. We believe the primary aim of ambulatory cataract surgery is improved patient care. This prospective study assessed the perceptions and individual characteristics of patients undergoing ambulatory cataract surgery. This study demonstrates that 97.7% of patients undergoing ambulatory cataract surgery recommend ...

OBJECTIVE To define and demonstrate effective cataract surgical coverage (eCSC), a candidate UHC indicator that combines a coverage measure (cataract surgical coverage, CSC) with quality (post-operative visual outcome). METHODS All Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) surveys with datasets on the online RAAB Repository on April 1 2016 were downloaded. The most recent study from each...

Purpose—To describe the prevalence of cataract in older people in 2 areas of north and south India. Design—Population-based, cross-sectional study. Participants—Randomly sampled villages were enumerated to identify people aged ≥60 years. Of 7518 enumerated people, 78% participated in a hospital-based ophthalmic examination. Methods—The examination included visual acuity measurement, dilatation,...