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Clinical Characteristics of Cataract Patients and Outcome of Cataract Surgery in Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorShrestha, A
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, P
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, T
dc.contributor.authorMakaju Shrestha, R
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, B
dc.contributor.authorPoudel, L
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, JK
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-28T05:29:51Z
dc.date.available2025-12-28T05:29:51Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionShrestha A,1 Shrestha P,1 Shrestha T,1 Makaju Shrestha R,1 Shrestha B,2 Poudel L,2 Shrestha JK1 1Department of Ophthalmology Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal 2Central Department of Public Health Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Nepal
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Background Cataract remains the leading cause of avoidable blindness in low-income countries such as Nepal. Despite the availability of surgical interventions for cataract in leading institutions, still a large number of patients from remote areas delay or have difficulty in getting treatment, present late or with complications. Objective To determine the clinical characteristics and visual outcome of patients undergoing cataract surgery in Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Nepal. Method We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 138 patients who underwent cataract surgery at a tertiary care hospital from January 2018 to September 2022. R version 4.0.3 was used for the data analysis. Categorical variables are presented as frequency (percentages) and the numerical ones are presented as mean (standard deviation). Result During follow-up visits between one to three weeks, 91.9% out of 135 patients had normal/near normal presenting visual acuity and with best correction it was 96.9% out of 131 patients. About 1.6% out of 124 operated eyes still had moderate visual impairment after best correction when they visited for follow-up at 12 weeks. Conclusion The study findings underline the ongoing gap in increasing access to cataract treatment, given the large proportion of individuals who still presented extremely late. KEY WORDS Cataract, Complication, Characteristics, Outcome, Surgery
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3891
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherKathmandu University
dc.subjectCataract
dc.subjectComplication
dc.subjectCharacteristics
dc.subjectOutcome
dc.subjectSurgery
dc.titleClinical Characteristics of Cataract Patients and Outcome of Cataract Surgery in Tertiary Care Hospital in Central Nepal
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