Authors: Chandrakanth Reddy, Divya Bheema, Kausika Garapati
Cataract accounts for 41.8% of global blindness and 81% of blindness in India 1, 2. By 2020, the elderly population in India is expected to double further increasing the number of blind people 3. Purpose: To analyze the profile of patients presenting for cataract surgery. Materials and Methods: A hospital based prospective observational studies was conducted on 500 patients presenting for cataract surgery. Socio-demographic and clinical data were noted. Results: Out of 500 patients majority of them were 50-60 years of age (57.4%) among which most of them were females (63.6%). Many of them belong to rural background (78.2%). Major occupation was agriculture (44.8%). Most of the patients (76%) had a visual acuity less than 3/60 in operating eye. Pterygium (7.8%) and ARMD (8%) constituted major co existing ocular morbidities while hypertension (22.8%) and diabetes (12.2%) were common systemic disorders. SICS with PCIOL implantation was major form of surgery (84.2%). Conclusion: This type of data collection reporting provides new material that can be used in better planning and improvement of cataract surgery services. Keywords: Pterygium, Patients.
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