Research Article

Cataract Surgery in One-Eyed Patients: A Cohort Study of 100 Patients

Table 2

Ophthalmologic history and ocular treatments of the seeing eye.

Ophthalmologic history and ocular treatments (n = 100)N (%)

No past history24 (24)
Acute anterior uveitis1 (1)
Corneal disease
 (i) Cornea guttata1 (1)
 (ii) Corneal degeneration, dystrophy3 (3)
 (iii) Pterygium1 (1)

Ocular hypertension/glaucoma32 (32)
 (i) Open-angle glaucoma30 (30)
 (ii) Closed-angle glaucoma2 (2)
 (iii) Neovascular glaucoma0 (0)

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)22 (22)

Retinal pathologies (except for ARMD)
 (i) Myopic macular degeneration13 (13)
 (ii) Pseudovitelliform macular dystrophy3 (3)
 (iii) Macular hole/lamellar hole2 (2)
 (iv) Epimacular membrane7 (7)
 (v) Retinal detachment1 (1)
 (vi) Familial retinal dystrophy2 (2)
 (vii) Diabetic retinopathy/diabetic macular edema7 (7)
 (viii) Central retinal vein occlusion4 (4)
Retrobulbar optic neuritis1 (1)
Nystagmus3 (3)

Use of hypotonic drops32 (32)

Surgical history7 (7)
 (i) Trabeculectomy3 (3)
 (ii) Retinal detachment1 (1)
 (iii) Eyelid surgery1 (1)
 (iv) Refractive surgery1 (1)

Ophthalmologic history limiting the final visual recovery48 (48)