title: On the practicalities of eye camp cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation in Nepal.
abstract: Based on our experience in Nepal, we discuss the practicalities of performing extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in the context of the third-world eye camp. At slightly less than 30 minutes per case, while not as quick as an intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE) with a Graefe section, the trade-off between vision result and operation time, according to patients, is very much in favor of the ECCE/IOL technique. Also, although IOLs remain expensive, by using donated lenses, the overall costs of providing ECCE/IOL surgery need not exceed those of providing ICCE.
authors.affiliation: Nepal Eye Hospital, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ruit
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brian
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hollows
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D009390:Nepal; D011379:Prognosis; D012423:Rural Health; D014785:Vision, Ocular