TY - JOUR
T1 - Post-operative endophthalmitis after immediate sequential bilateral cataract Surgery
T2 - A retrospective study from Pakistan
AU - Rehman Siddiqui, Muhammad Abdul
AU - Maroof Hussain, Syed Zohaib
AU - Jeeva, Irfan
PY - 2021/10/1
Y1 - 2021/10/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of post-operative complications after immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery. METHODS: The retrospective study was conducted at the department of surgery/section of ophthalmology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data of patients who underwent immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2018. A structured proforma was used to collect data. The primary outcome measure was the incidence of endophthalmitis. Data was analysed using SPSS 23. RESULTS: Of the 352 patients identified, data of 298(84.6%) patients (596 eyes) was analysed. The mean age of the sample was 33.14±25.83 years, with 117(39.26 %) subjects aged <16 years and 181(60.73) aged >16 years. Best-corrected visual acuity improved from -0.5650±8.2027 to -0.0043±4.05. Among 596 eyes, there was no case of unilateral or bilateral post-operative endophthalmitis at 6-week follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery was found to be a safe procedure in selected patients undergoing cataract surgery in a low-middle income country.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To assess the frequency of post-operative complications after immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery. METHODS: The retrospective study was conducted at the department of surgery/section of ophthalmology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data of patients who underwent immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery between January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2018. A structured proforma was used to collect data. The primary outcome measure was the incidence of endophthalmitis. Data was analysed using SPSS 23. RESULTS: Of the 352 patients identified, data of 298(84.6%) patients (596 eyes) was analysed. The mean age of the sample was 33.14±25.83 years, with 117(39.26 %) subjects aged <16 years and 181(60.73) aged >16 years. Best-corrected visual acuity improved from -0.5650±8.2027 to -0.0043±4.05. Among 596 eyes, there was no case of unilateral or bilateral post-operative endophthalmitis at 6-week follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery was found to be a safe procedure in selected patients undergoing cataract surgery in a low-middle income country.
KW - ISBCS, Endophthalmitis, Low-middle income country, Cataract, Phacoemulsification.
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U2 - 10.47391/JPMA.02-1072
DO - 10.47391/JPMA.02-1072
M3 - Article
C2 - 34974571
AN - SCOPUS:85123037395
SN - 0030-9982
VL - 71
SP - 2359
EP - 2363
JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
JF - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
IS - 10
ER -