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African health sciences · Jun 2023
Visual outcome after small incision cataract surgery of patients in a Kenyan Hospital Contributors.
- Julius Kipkemboi Rono and Urvashni Nirghin.
- School of public health and biomedical sciences and technology Department of optometry and vision Sciences, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya.
- Afr Health Sci. 2023 Jun 1; 23 (2): 469477469-477.
BackgroundThe visual outcome and the effect of cataract surgery on existent and surgically induced refractive errors are a concern of interest that the eye care expert must deal with.ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to investigate the visual outcome after small incision cataract surgery of patients in a Kenyan hospital.MethodsA descriptive retrospective study covering 3 years (2015 to 2017). Total of 1104 files of patients aged > 50 years who had undergone small incision cataract surgery at Sabatia eye hospital were purposively selected. Information on demographics, clinical aspects and outcome was collected using a ministry of health structured form. Statistical package for social sciences version 24 was used to analyse the data.ResultsOf the 1104 patients, 55% (n=606) were females. The mean age of patients was 70.6 ± 9.8 years. Most patients were from the hospital neighbourhood. Visual acuity improved by 38.9%, 28.9%, 19.8% and 11.5% in patients aged 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80-89 years old, respectively.ConclusionSmall incision cataract surgery improved visual acuity in all patients' groups, but the outcome is influenced by age, refractive error particularly astigmatism.© 2023 Rono JK et al.
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