Predictors of visual acuity improvement after phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to assess preoperative predictors of visual outcome after phacoemulsification cataract surgery in Jordan, a Middle Eastern country.

Methods

This was a retrospective longitudinal study of adult patients who underwent phacoemulsification cataract surgery from January 2019 to July 2021. For each patient, we included only the first operated eye. We obtained pre-operative ocular history, cataract surgery complication risk based on a predesigned score, visual acuity, best correction, and best corrected visual acuity. We recorded intraoperative complications. We also obtained postoperative best corrected visual acuity and refractive error for correction after 1-3 months.

Results

A total of 1,370 patients were included in this study, with a mean age o

SUBMITTER: AlRyalat SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9532505 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature