title: Visual outcomes of cataract surgery in a rural population of South India: results from a population-based survey.
abstract: We aimed to assess the outcomes of cataract surgery in a rural population of south India. A house-to-house survey was carried out in 15 villages. Out of the 156 eyes operated on for cataract, the outcome was good, borderline and poor in 49.3%, 35.2% and 14.1% of the eyes respectively. There is a need to focus on the quality of cataract surgical services rather than just the number of cataract surgeries to reduce the burden of cataract blindness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Chandrashekhar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Nair