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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jan 2023
Cataract among Patients with Renal Transplantation in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.
- Madhu Thapa, Gulshan Bahadur Shrestha, Pragati Gautam, and Mahesh Raj Sigdel.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
- JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2023 Jan 1; 61 (257): 646764-67.
IntroductionIntensive immunosuppressant therapy after renal transplantation has found to cause systemic and ocular side effects among them is cataracts. Studies on a similar topic have still remained explored in our setting. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of cataract among patients with renal transplantation in a tertiary care centre.MethodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among patients of renal transplantation at tertiary care centres from 1 May 2021 to 31 October 2021. The data was collected after the ethical approval from Institutional Review Committee [Reference number: 397(6-11) e2077/078]. Study proforma recorded the number of patients with cataracts, duration of steroid use, mean age and other comorbidities. A convenience sampling method was used. Point estimate and 95% Confidence Interval were calculated.ResultsOut of 31 renal transplant patients, 10 (32.26%) (15.80-48.72, 95% Confidence Interval) had cataract.ConclusionsThe prevalence of cataract among renal transplantation patients was found to be lower than similar studies done in similar settings.Keywordscataract; prevalence; renal transplantation; steroid.
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