title: Results and evaluation of high volume intracapsular cataract surgery in Nepal.
abstract: One thousand intracapsular cataract extractions were performed by two ophthalmologists over a 57-day period at Lahan Eye Hospital in Nepal. Ninety-nine per cent of eyes had a visual acuity of less than 3/60 at surgery. Ninety-eight per cent of eyes achieved a visual acuity of 3/60 or better with aphakic spherical correction at discharge, of which 69% had a visual acuity of 6/36 or better. In 314 eyes seen at 1-month follow-up, 88% achieved 6/18 or better with full aphakic correction. The surgical time averaged less than 10 min and the cost of disposables less than pounds 1 per operation.
authors.affiliation: Lahan Eye Hospital, Nepal.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hennig
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000453:epidemiology; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007903:Lens Capsule, Crystalline / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity