title: [Analysis of 10,686 cataract operations in Guangdong Province].
abstract: Among 10,686 cataract operations performed in Guangdong province from 1988 to 1989, 80.16% of the patients were over 55 years of age, the ratio of female to male was 1.37:1, and 53.76% were peasants, mostly little educated. Blindness was unilateral in 55.46%, bilateral in 38.83%, and low vision in 5.71%. The mode of operation was intracapsular in 68.83%, extracapsular in 25.77%, and couching in 0.52%. After operation, 50.20% of the patients were restored useful vision, and 45.25% saved from disablement, the total success rate being 95.45%. 2.13% were ineffective and 2.14% had complications. The curative effects were up to the standards stipulated by the National Federation of Disabled Persons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002386:Cataract / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000209:etiology