Table 6

Age at time of surgery, place of surgery and surgery type in males and females, n (%)

Male, n (%)Female, n (%)Total, n (%)
Age at time of surgery
 40–494 (2.56)12 (5.77)16 (4.40)
 50–5920 (12.8)30 (14.4)50 (13.7)
 60–6945 (28.9)80 (38.5)125 (34.3)
 70–7969 (44.2)57 (27.4)126 (34.6)
 ≥8018 (11.5)29 (13.9)47 (12.9)
Place of surgery
 Government hospital114 (73.1)128 (61.5)242 (66.5)
 Voluntary/charitable hospital1 (0.64)1 (0.48)2 (0.55)
 Private hospital1 (0.64)4 (1.92)5 (1.37)
 Eye camp40 (25.6)75 (36.1)115 (31.6)
Surgery type
 Non-IOL6 (3.85)12 (5.77)18 (4.95)
 IOL147 (94.2)189 (90.9)336 (92.3)
 Couching3 (1.92)7 (3.37)10 (2.75)
Total156 (100.0)208 (100.0)364 (100.0)
  • IOL, intraocular cataract lenses.