Tabussum Ahmed, Tahir Ahmed, Zia Ghaffar, Abrar Ali, Shayan Shadmani.
Evaluation of visual outcome of cataract surgery in five consecutive rural eye camps.
Pak J Surg Jan ;28(1):57-9.

Objective: To audit the result of cataract surgery performed in five consecutive eye camps. Participants: Fifteen hundred and forty five patients who underwent cataract surgery in Rural eye camp from 2005-2009. Methods: Pre and post operative visual acuities and surgical complications were recorded in 1545 eyes underwent cataract extraction for age related cataract in rural eye camp annually held in southern Punjab from 2005-2009. Results: Of 1545 eyes operated 93.2% had a visual acuity of less than 3/60 preoperatively and 61.4% had bilateral cataract. At discharge 67.3% of eyes had visual acuity of 6/18 and 21.4% had visual acuity of 6/18 or better. All except 21 eyes had posterior chamber intra-ocular lens implanted. Endophthalmitis develop in only one eye, corneal edema in 11 eyes, seven eyes had vitreous loss. Conclusion: Acceptable results can be obtained from rural eye camps with experienced ophthalmologist and adequate theatre environment. Posterior chamber intra ocular lens implantation and even use of phacoemulsification by experienced surgeons appeared to give satisfactory results.

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