Acceptability of aphakic correction
- 1 June 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 70 (3) , 407-412
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1992.tb08588.x
Abstract
Of 235 aphakic patients followed for 1-10 years in Karnali, Nepal, 23% were wearing aphakic spectacles in good condition, 25% had lost or broken their spectacles, 31% were wearing scratched or repaired spectacles, 5% never received spectacles and 16% were dissatisfied, of which 84% still had good phakic vision in the fellow eye. Of 303 aphakic eyes, 89% had a visual acuity of 6/60 or better with +10 spherical correction and 7.3% (22 eyes) were blind (V/A less than 3/60); of which the major causes were pre-existing posterior segment disease unrelated to the cataract operation.Keywords
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