Sadia Sethi, Muhammad Junaid Sethi, Muhammad Daud Khan.
Visual outcome of cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation in day cases.
J Postgrad Med Inst Jan ;19(1):58-61.

Objective: to determine visual outcome of the patients who had extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens implantation as day cases. Material and Methods: This prospective study was conducted at Khyber Institute of Ophthalmic Medical Sciences, Hayatabad Medical Complex in year 2002. Out of 214 day cases a total of 50 consecutive cases were selected for analysis who were followed-up for 2 months. A separate perfoma was used for every patient which included detailed history, preoperative assessmentant postoperative follow up. Results: Of 50 patients, 30 (60%) were males and 20 (40%) were females. Their ages ranged between 45 and 80 years with mean age of 60.5 years. The best corrected visual acuity after two months was 6/6 - 6/12 in 85%, 6/18 - 6/36 in 13% and 6/60 and below in 2% of cases. Main complications included two cases of posterior capsular rupture and vitreous loss, one case of iris prolapse, one case of striate keratitis, one case of postoperative rise of intraocular pressure, one case of toxic reaction to intra ocular lens, two cases developed posterior capsular thickening. Conclusion: Day case/ambulatory surgery should be promoted on priority basis and indoor surgery should be done only in selected cases.

PakMediNet -Pakistan's largest Database of Pakistani Medical Journals - http://www.pakmedinet.com