Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-90). / To report on the visual outcomes and complications of cataract surgery done at a South African training hospital. Literature review and retrospective observational study of all patients undergoing cataract surgery on the cataract surgery project lists during 2006. Follow-up occurred till last discharge visit. Primary outcome: Uncorrected visual acuity at the last visit of 6/6 - 6/18 visual acuity was achieved in 73.56% of the phacoemlusifaction group and in 65.77% of the scleral tunnel extracapsular cataract extraction group. (p=0.103). Secondary outcomes: Intraoperative complications were noted in 7.34% in the phacoemulsification group and in 12.87% of the scleral tunnel extracapsular cataract extraction group. (p=0.031). The posterior capsule rupture rate was 3.94% in the phacoemulsification group and 7.6% in the scleral tunnel extracapsular cataract extraction group. (p=0.066).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/2894 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Motala, Mahommed Ismail |
| Contributors | Cook, Colin, Meyer, Landon |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Ophthalmology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Master Thesis, Masters, MMed |
| Format | application/pdf |
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