State of the nation survey on cataract surgery in India
Purpose: To study the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the ophthalmologists in India regarding cataract extraction practices. Methods: A prospective, online, descriptive study was conducted from January 2022 to April 2022 using a self-developed validated questionnaire attached which was admini...
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| author | Jatinder Bali Ojasvini Bali Amulya Sahu Jagannath Boramani Tamilarasan Senthil Nilutparna Deori |
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| description | Purpose: To study the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the ophthalmologists in India regarding cataract extraction practices. Methods: A prospective, online, descriptive study was conducted from January 2022 to April 2022 using a self-developed validated questionnaire attached which was administered through a generated link. Results: The mean age of these 153 respondents was 47.02 (SD = 11.53) years with a male preponderance (70.59%). The majority (52.9%) had completed a fellowship after their post-graduation, and 56.20% provided sub-specialty services. Comprehensive ophthalmology (69.93%) and anterior segment (50.32%) practice were the most popular. Although 76.47% of respondents used a mix of techniques, 11.11% surgeons used only phaco-emulsification and 9.8% used only manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS) as the lone cataract treatment modality. Roughly 38% felt that outcomes were comparable for phaco-emulsification and MSICS, whereas about 44% opined that the outcomes of phaco-emulsification were better. MSICS outcomes were reported to be better by approximately 15%. The frown incision (53.59%), the straight incision (19.60%), and the straight incision with back cuts (10.45%) were popular. The majority (71.24%) of the respondents were willing to train fellow ophthalmologists and youngsters in MSICS. Standalone practices and family practices (42.48%), private eye institutes (10.45%), medical colleges (12.41%), and government non-teaching hospitals (11.11%) were the major service providers. 4% were working in rural hinterland. Conclusion: The majority of the surgeons use a mix of cataract extraction operative techniques. A large, willing talent pool of manual small-incision cataract surgeons exists. India can be a global hub for MSICS delivery and training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0490a879ea8948928d4a133dbe19eee42022-12-22T04:39:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892022-01-0170113812381710.4103/ijo.IJO_1151_22State of the nation survey on cataract surgery in IndiaJatinder BaliOjasvini BaliAmulya SahuJagannath BoramaniTamilarasan SenthilNilutparna DeoriPurpose: To study the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the ophthalmologists in India regarding cataract extraction practices. Methods: A prospective, online, descriptive study was conducted from January 2022 to April 2022 using a self-developed validated questionnaire attached which was administered through a generated link. Results: The mean age of these 153 respondents was 47.02 (SD = 11.53) years with a male preponderance (70.59%). The majority (52.9%) had completed a fellowship after their post-graduation, and 56.20% provided sub-specialty services. Comprehensive ophthalmology (69.93%) and anterior segment (50.32%) practice were the most popular. Although 76.47% of respondents used a mix of techniques, 11.11% surgeons used only phaco-emulsification and 9.8% used only manual small-incision cataract surgery (MSICS) as the lone cataract treatment modality. Roughly 38% felt that outcomes were comparable for phaco-emulsification and MSICS, whereas about 44% opined that the outcomes of phaco-emulsification were better. MSICS outcomes were reported to be better by approximately 15%. The frown incision (53.59%), the straight incision (19.60%), and the straight incision with back cuts (10.45%) were popular. The majority (71.24%) of the respondents were willing to train fellow ophthalmologists and youngsters in MSICS. Standalone practices and family practices (42.48%), private eye institutes (10.45%), medical colleges (12.41%), and government non-teaching hospitals (11.11%) were the major service providers. 4% were working in rural hinterland. Conclusion: The majority of the surgeons use a mix of cataract extraction operative techniques. A large, willing talent pool of manual small-incision cataract surgeons exists. India can be a global hub for MSICS delivery and training.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=11;spage=3812;epage=3817;aulast=Balicataract extractionmanual small-incision cataract surgerytechniques |
| spellingShingle | Jatinder Bali Ojasvini Bali Amulya Sahu Jagannath Boramani Tamilarasan Senthil Nilutparna Deori State of the nation survey on cataract surgery in India Indian Journal of Ophthalmology cataract extraction manual small-incision cataract surgery techniques |
| title | State of the nation survey on cataract surgery in India |
| title_full | State of the nation survey on cataract surgery in India |
| title_fullStr | State of the nation survey on cataract surgery in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | State of the nation survey on cataract surgery in India |
| title_short | State of the nation survey on cataract surgery in India |
| title_sort | state of the nation survey on cataract surgery in india |
| topic | cataract extraction manual small-incision cataract surgery techniques |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2022;volume=70;issue=11;spage=3812;epage=3817;aulast=Bali |
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