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2-Year Outcome

Sanduk Ruit, MD; Alan L. Robin, MD; Ram Prasad Pokhrel, FRCS; Anil Sharma, MD; Joseph DeFaller

Arch Ophthalmol. 1991;109(12):1761-1763.

Abstract
• We evaluated the 2-year outcome of extracapsular cataract surgery with posterior chamber intraocular lens insertion by a single fellowship-trained surgeon in Kathmandu, Nepal. Six hundred ten eyes were followed up for 2 years. Patients underwent manual irrigation and aspiration with the insertion of a modified J loop posterior chamber intraocular lens. Almost half of the patients had uncorrected visual acuities of 20/50 or better after surgery. Sight-threatening complications in seven eyes (1.2%) included retinal detachment, corneal decompensation, and endophthalmitis. Although this rate is comparable to that in developed countries, 21% of patients had posterior capsular opacification at follow-up. Extracapsular cataract surgery with intraocular lens insertion may be an alternative to intracapsular cataract surgery in developing nations, where aphakic spectacles are expensive, not easily obtainable, or difficult to replace.

Author Affiliations
From The Nepal Eye Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal (Drs Ruit, Pokhrel, and Sharma); Department of Glaucoma, The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md (Dr Robin); and The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth (Mr DeFaller).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 30, 1991.

Presented in part at the 127th Annual Meeting of the American Ophthalmological Society, Pebble Beach, Calif, May 20, 1991.

Reprint requests to 6115 Falls Rd, Third Floor, Baltimore, MD 21209-2226 (Dr Robin).

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