title: Acceptability of aphakic correction. Results from Karnali eye camps in Nepal.
abstract: Of 235 aphakic patients followed for 1-10 years in Karnali, Nepal, 23% were wearing aphakic spectacles in good condition, 25% had lost or broken their spectacles, 31% were wearing scratched or repaired spectacles, 5% never received spectacles and 16% were dissatisfied, of which 84% still had good phakic vision in the fellow eye. Of 303 aphakic eyes, 89% had a visual acuity of 6/60 or better with +10 spherical correction and 7.3% (22 eyes) were blind (V/A less than 3/60); of which the major causes were pre-existing posterior segment disease unrelated to the cataract operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus University Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hogeweg
authors.forename: Y D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Sapkota
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000628:therapy*; D002386:Cataract / Q000453:epidemiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006780:Hospitals, Rural; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity