Thapa, MadhuShrestha, Gulshan BahadurGautam, PragatiSigdel, Mahesh Raj2025-10-192025-10-192023https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2799Authors Madhu Thapa Department of Ophthalmology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Gulshan Bahadur Shrestha Department of Ophthalmology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Pragati Gautam Department of Ophthalmology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal Mahesh Raj Sigdel Department of Nephrology, Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, NepalAbstract Introduction: Intensive 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. Methods: This 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. Results: Out of 31 renal transplant patients, 10 (32.26%) (15.80-48.72, 95% Confidence Interval) had cataract. Conclusions: The prevalence of cataract among renal transplantation patients was found to be lower than similar studies done in similar settings.en-USCataractPrevalenceRenal transplantationSteroidArticle