Table 8.
Principal cause of impaired vision/blindness in cataract operated eyes by presenting visual acuity*
| <6/18–≥6/60 | <6/60 | ||||
| Principal cause | Aphakic | Pseudophakic | Aphakic | Pseudophakic | Total |
| Refractive error/uncorrected aphakia | 30 (63.8) | 71 (78.0) | 67 (42.7) | 1 (3.9) | 169 (52.7) |
| Glaucoma | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.2) | 4 (15.4) | 9 (2.8) |
| Optic atrophy | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (7.6) | 1 (3.9) | 13 (4.1) |
| AMD | 12 (25.5) | 12 (13.2) | 27 (17.2) | 4 (15.4) | 55 (17.1) |
| Posterior capsule opacity | 0 (0.0) | 5 (5.5) | 3 (1.9) | 9 (34.6) | 17 (5.3) |
| Phthisical/disorganised globe | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (2.8) |
| Corneal opacity | 2 (4.2) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (3.2) | 1 (3.9) | 8 (2.5) |
| Retinal detachment | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (8.3) | 1 (3.9) | 14 (4.4) |
| Amblyopia | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) |
| Other/surgical complications | 1 (2.1) | 2 (2.2) | 10 (6.4) | 5 (19.2) | 18 (5.6) |
| Other | 2 (4.3) | 1 (1.1) | 5 (3.2) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (2.5) |
| All causes | 47 (100.0) | 91 (100) | 157 (100) | 26 (100) | 321 (100) |
*Data are given as number (%) of eyes.