Abstract
Cataract is the leading cause of preventable blindness in developing countries including India. Various barriers exist for acceptance of cataract surgery. Literature search reveals gender to be an important barrier in universal acceptance of cataract surgery. The present study seeks to explore one significant potential factor which may account for this, namely that females seek treatment later than males due to varied factors. METHOD: A retrospective study of 100 male and 100 female who were operated were examined. Visual acuity at time of presentation, maturity of cataract at time of surgery, type of IOL chosen for implantation was reviewed from hospital records. RESULT: women are more likely to be severely visually impaired at time of cataract surgery. Women tend to present for cataract surgery later than men. CONCLUSION: Visual acuity in cataract patients gradually decreases, also rural population tend to ignore decreasing visual acuity till the time their functional
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