Causes of poor outcome after cataract surgery in Satkhira district, Bangladesh

Aims Recent data have raised concerns about visual outcome following cataract surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and causes of poor and borderline outcome after cataract surgery in a population-based case series in Satkhira district, Bangladesh. Methods A population-based cas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Eye (London) 2008-08, Vol.22 (8), p.1054-1056
Hauptverfasser:	Lindfield, R, Polack, S, Wadud, Z, Choudhury, K A, Rashid, A K M M, Kuper, H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Bangladesh Biological and medical sciences Cataract Extraction - adverse effects clinical-study Developing Countries Eyeglasses - utilization Humans Laboratory Medicine Lens diseases Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Miscellaneous Ophthalmology Patient Selection Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology Prognosis Risk Factors Surgery Surgical Oncology Treatment Outcome Vision Disorders - etiology Visual Acuity
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Zusammenfassung:	Aims Recent data have raised concerns about visual outcome following cataract surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and causes of poor and borderline outcome after cataract surgery in a population-based case series in Satkhira district, Bangladesh. Methods A population-based case series was conducted within a population-based cluster survey of people aged over 50 years in Satkhira district where 4868 people underwent visual acuity (VA) screening. Eyes operated for cataract with VA6/18) for 128 eyes (60.1%), borderline (VA
ISSN:	0950-222X 1476-5454
DOI:	10.1038/sj.eye.6702836