Research Article

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

Table 3

Etiologies responsible for the visual acuity loss of the first eye.

Etiologies responsible for the loss of the first eye (n = 95)N (%)

Amblyopia24 (25.26)
 (i) Strabismus8 (8.42)
 (ii) Anisometropia2 (2.11)
 (iii) Etiology not specified14 (14.73)

Ocular trauma8 (8.42)
Complicated cataract surgery7 (7.37)

Corneal degeneration1 (1.05)

Glaucoma
 (i) Closed-angle glaucoma2 (2.11)
 (ii) Open-angle glaucoma3 (3.16)

Retinal disease
 (i) Myopic macular degeneration5 (5.26)
 (ii) Retinal detachment16 (16.84)
 (iii) Macular hole1 (1.05)
 (iv) Age-related macular degeneration17 (17.89)
 (v) Retinitis pigmentosa1 (1.05)
 (vi) Central retinal artery occlusion3 (3.16)
 (vii) Central retinal vein occlusion4 (4.21)

Inflammatory optic neuritis2 (2.11)
Posterior uveitis1 (1.05)