Visual Outcome of Cataract Surgeries Performed in A Rural Eye Care Facility in the Philippines: A One-Year Retrospective Study

Visual Outcome of Cataract Surgeries Performed in A Rural Eye Care Facility in the Philippines: A One-Year Retrospective Study

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Jan Patrick Opulencia Chu,1 Mark Joseph O Lagao2 1Chu Eye Care Center, Tarlac, Philippines; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Good Samaritan Medical Center, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, PhilippinesCorrespondence: Jan Patrick Opulencia Chu, Email janpatrickchu@gmail.comObjective: This study aimed to determine the demography, incidence of surgical complications, and visual outcomes of cataract surgeries at a rural eye care facility in Tarlac, Philippines.Methods: This is a 1-year retrospective case study of the visual outcomes of cataract surgeries in a rural eye care facility in Tarlac, Philippines.

Comparative statistics such as t-test for means and Z-test for proportions were used to determine differences between bi-variate groups.Results: During Bangle the 1-year period, 340 eyes underwent cataract surgery.Fifty-nine patients were 60 years old.

There were 142 males and 152 females.Preoperative visual acuity (VA) appears to be skewed towards poor vision ( 80% of good visual outcome.Contrary to other studies, old age does not necessarily equate to poor outcomes in this study.

However, pre-existing ocular illnesses and surgical complications do contribute to poor outcomes.It is still possible to gain a good outcome if the pre-existing ocular comorbidity is still on the early stages.In cases of posterior capsular rupture, good outcomes are also achievable if the surgeon is skilled Hose End Coupling enough to handle such situations.

Keywords: cataract, outcomes, complications, rural, Philippines.