Cataract surgical outcomes in sample with available correction (best corrected visual acuity), n (%)
Surgery type | Surgery site | Total | ||||||
Non-IOL | IOL | Couching | Public hospital | Charity hospital | Private hospital | Temporary place | ||
Very good: can see 6/12 | 0 (0.00) | 173 (51.5) | 0 (0.00) | 133 (55.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (40.0) | 37 (32.2) | 173 (47.5) |
Good: can see 6/18 | 0 (0.00) | 43 (12.8) | 0 (0.00) | 29 (12.0) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 14 (12.2) | 43 (11.8) |
Borderline: can see 6/60 | 3 (16.7) | 49 (14.6) | 1 (10.0) | 36 (14.9) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0.00) | 16 (13.9) | 53 (14.6) |
Poor: cannot see 6/60 | 15 (83.3) | 71 (21.1) | 9 (90.0) | 44 (18.2) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (60.0) | 48 (41.7) | 95 (26.1) |
Total | 18 (100.0) | 336 (100.0) | 10 (100.0) | 242 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 115 (100.0) | 364 (100.0) |
IOL, intraocular cataract lenses.