Table 5

Comparison of cataract surgery outcomes in Bangladesh (current study) with population based studies in Nepal4 and Rajasthan7

Visual acuityNepalRajasthanBangladesh
*Data on 4 operated eyes was missing so these columns do not total 100%.
Number of surgeries = 220Number of surgeries = 723Number of surgeries = 226
194 (88.1%) aphakic;683 (94.5%) aphakic;203 (89.8%) aphakic;
26 (16.4%) pseudophakic40 (5.5%) pseudophakic23 (10.2%) pseudophakic
Presenting%*%%
    6/6–6/1841.831.543.8
    <6/18–6/6025.924.327.9
    <6/6030.444.128.3
Best corrected acuity
    6/6–6/1871.858.863.3
    <6/18–6/6015.523.423.0
    <6/6010.913.413.7