title: [Management and functional results of traumatic cataract in the central region of Togo].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Traumatic cataract is a serious condition because it can cause partial or total vision loss. Our study aims to assess the postoperative functional outcomes of patients undergoing surgery for traumatic cataract in the Central region of Togo.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a retrospective study based on the analysis of medical records of patients who underwent surgical treatment for traumatic cataract in hospital based and outreach eye care services between 1 January 2009 and 30 June 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of a total of 1086 cases with cataract undergoing surgery during this period, 131 (12.06%) had traumatic cataract. The average age was 30.01 ± 16.61 years, ranging betrween 5 and 70 years, 85% of patients underwent implantation with good or average success rates of 66% after correction in the first postoperative day (according to WHO classification). At two months follow up, 85% of patients had visual acuity above 3/10.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Despite micro-ophthalmic surgery advances, access to traumatic cataract surgery remains difficult for both the patient and the practitioner, especially in developing countries. For these reasons priority must be given to ocular trauma prevention.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lomé, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Ophtalmologie, Lomé, Togo.
authors.forename: Kassoula Batomaguela Nonon
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Saa
authors.affiliation: Université de Lomé, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Ophtalmologie, Lomé, Togo.
authors.forename: Nidain
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maneh
authors.affiliation: Université de Lomé, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Ophtalmologie, Lomé, Togo.
authors.forename: Kokou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vonor
authors.affiliation: Université de Lomé, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Ophtalmologie, Lomé, Togo.
authors.forename: Mèba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banla
authors.affiliation: Faculté des Sciences de la Santé de Cotonou, Ophtalmologie, UAC, Bénin.
authors.forename: Ignace
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sounouvou
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Régional (CHR) de Sokodé, Togo.
authors.forename: Kossi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alaglo
authors.affiliation: Université de Lomé, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Ophtalmologie, Lomé, Togo.
authors.forename: Komi Patrice
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Balo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014037:Togo; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Togo; Traumatic cataract; accessibility; surgery; visual acuity