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- Title
Cataract surgery in mobile eye surgical unit: Safe and viable alternative.
- Authors
Pioneer Sangameswaran, Rajesh; Kumar Verma, Gajendra; Raghavan, Narayanan; Joseph, Jayaraj; Sivaprakasam, Mohanasankar; Sangameswaran, Rajesh Pioneer; Verma, Gajendra Kumar
- Abstract
<bold>Aim: </bold>The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility and safety of a mobile eye surgical unit (MESU) in providing quality cataract surgery for the indigent rural population with poor access to quality eye care.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>Two buses connected by a vestibule were built to meet the requirements for a self-sufficient operation theater (OT). In every camp, safe transportation of units, good alignment of buses, safe water, and maintenance of sterile environment were achieved with optimal utilization of OT.<bold>Results: </bold>Two thousand and twenty-one patients in 21 remote locations underwent cataract surgery in MESU between 2012 and 2015. Visual outcome was 6/9 or better in 79.3%, posterior capsular rupture in 0.91%, zonulardialysis in 0.3%, aphakia in 0.2%, iridodialysis in 0.2%, and there was no incidence of endophthalmitis.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>MESU is a safe alternative in combating preventable blindness due to cataract in far-off villages and tribal areas by providing quality eye care at the patient's doorstep. This model has a great potential for duplication in other parts of India.
- Subjects
INDIA; CATARACT surgery; EYE care; HISTORY of medicine; BLOOD pressure; SURGICAL clinics; CATARACT; RURAL health services; RURAL population; MOBILE hospitals; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE incidence
- Publication
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016, Vol 64, Issue 11, p835
- ISSN
0301-4738
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/0301-4738.195599