Research Article

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

Table 4

Preoperative ophthalmic examination.

Preoperative ophthalmic examinationN (%)

Laterality (n = 100)
 (i) Left eye60 (60)
 (ii) Right eye40 (40)

Preoperative visual acuity (n = 100)
 (i) <20/20017 (17)
 (ii) Between 20/200 and 20/4075 (75)
 (iii) >20/408 (8)

Patients with ocular hypertension (IOP > 21 mmHg) (n = 95)12 (12.63)

Type of cataract (n = 100)
 (i) Corticonuclear63 (63)
 (ii) Subcapsular posterior2 (2)
 (iii) Subcapsular posterior and corticonuclear25 (25)
 (iv) Brown cataract7 (7)
 (v) White cataract3 (3)

Pseudoexfoliation syndrome (n = 74)8 (10.81)

Pupil dilation (n = 71)
 (i) Good (>6 mm)44 (61.97)
 (ii) Medium (4–6 mm)17 (23.94)
 (iii) Small (<4 mm)10 (14.08)

Shallow anterior chamber (<2 mm) (n = 70)6 (8.57)

Ocular axial length (mm) (n = 100)
 (i) Between 22 and 26 mm76 (76)
 (ii) >26 mm16 (16)
 (iii) <22 mm8 (8)

IOP: intraocular pressure.