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March 29, 2025Journal of Rawalpindi Medical CollegeOpen Access

Complications Of Cataract Surgery In Rural Eye Camps And Their Burden On Tertiary Health Care Facility

Piya Muhammad Musammat Rafi Muhammad Rizwan Khan Maria Zubair Majid Hussain Muhammad Muneeb Wajeeha Rasool

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Severe ocular morbidity affected 200 patients after cataract surgery in rural camps, emphasizing the need for better surgical quality.
Among complications, refractive errors were most common at 28%, followed by corneal oedema at 25%, and endophthalmitis at 19.5%.
Retrospective data collection focused on patients from Bahawal Victoria Hospital, revealing significant postoperative challenges.
Improving surgical standards and ethical practices in rural eye camps may reduce complications and enhance outcomes.

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Noncomparative study identifies postoperative complications in rural cataract surgeries, indicating a burden on healthcare facilities.

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Rafi et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1b34d54b1d3bfb60e9a36 https://doi.org/10.37939/jrmc.v29i1.2794

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