Monitoring visual outcome of cataract surgery in India.

Outcome can be measured simply as number has increased from 1.2 million in 1989 to the visual acuity in the operated eye or in the patient 2.7 million in 1996 (Central Ophthalmic Cell, (3), and also in terms of ability to function, quality of Directorate General Health Services, Government life (4, 5), and economic rehabilitation (6). [...] This sight restoration rate (SRR) is hospitals, the outcome was good in 55.4% and poor a measure of the efficiency of a programme in in 11.4%; and for the 2362 eyes treated in eye camps, reducing the prevalence of cataract blindness and is the outcome was good in 24.3% and poor in 20.5% given by the following expression: (see Table 2). [...] P (pre) = number of persons with the specified The results of the assessment of long-term preoperative visual acuity in the better eye (e.g. [...] For population was examined and the visual acuity of the 2278 aphakic eyes, the outcome was good in 41.4% those who had undergone cataract operations was and poor in 27.2%, with the available correction. [...] For the 123 the cataract surgical coverage, and the barriers pseudophakic eyes, the outcome was good in 82.1% preventing patients from receiving cataract surgical and poor in 11.4%.