Optimal single intraocular lens power for the Nepali population.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate optimal standard intraocular lens power for Nepalese eye camp cataract patients.


METHODS
A retrospective case series of 5109 preoperative cataract patients.


RESULTS
Average axial length of 23.08 (SD 1.26). Average dioptre intraocular lens power 21.37 (3.04).


CONCLUSIONS
An increase in the intraocular lens power used at Nepalese eye camps from +21.0 to 22.5 dioptres would improve overall visual outcome.
Murchison
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University of Washington, 3636 Francis Avenue, No 102 Seattle, WA 98103, USA. amurch@u.washington.edu
Richards
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M
Tabin
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G
Ruit
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S
Gurung
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R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D009907:Optometry / Q000379:methods; D012016:Reference Values; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000208:ethnology; D012189:Retrospective Studies