Outcomes of cataract surgery in Pakistan: results from The Pakistan National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey

Aim: To evaluate the outcomes of cataract surgery in Pakistan. Methods: Cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of 16 507 adults (aged ⩾30 years). Each underwent interview, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution visual acuity (VA), autorefraction, examination of optic disc. Those wit...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of ophthalmology 2007-04, Vol.91 (4), p.420-426
Hauptverfasser:	Bourne, Rupert, Dineen, Brendan, Jadoon, Zahid, Lee, Pak S, Khan, Aman, Johnson, Gordon J, Foster, Allen, Khan, Daud
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Cataract Extraction - methods Cataract Extraction - standards Cataract Extraction - utilization Cross-Sectional Studies Developing Countries ECCE+IOL extracapsular cataract extraction with intraocular lens Female Health Surveys Humans ICCE intracapsular cataract extraction intraocular lens IOL Lens diseases logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution logMAR Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Nd:YAG neodymium–yttrium–aluminium–garnet North West Frontier province NWFP Ophthalmology Pakistan Sex Distribution Treatment Outcome Vision disorders Vision Disorders - etiology Visual Acuity World View YAG yttrium–aluminium–garnet
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Zusammenfassung:	Aim: To evaluate the outcomes of cataract surgery in Pakistan. Methods: Cross-sectional, nationally representative sample of 16 507 adults (aged ⩾30 years). Each underwent interview, logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution visual acuity (VA), autorefraction, examination of optic disc. Those with
ISSN:	0007-1161 1468-2079
DOI:	10.1136/bjo.2006.106724