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  • Title: Need for vision rehabilitation in India. Survey of a private eye hospital.
    Author: Herse P, Gothwal VK.
    Journal: Acta Ophthalmol Scand; 1998 Oct; 76(5):606-9. PubMed ID: 9826049.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To determine the visual success outcomes following treatment in an urban private eye hospital in India. METHODS: A retrospective survey was done of 4122 consecutive files of fee-paying patients admitted to a private eye hospital in Hyderabad during a 3-month period in 1996. Data obtained a minimum of 4 months after completion of treatment included age, sex, diagnosis and distance visual acuity in the best eye. RESULTS: After completion of treatment 86.5% of patients had normal vision, 10.9% had low vision and 2.5% were blind. Of the people with low vision or blindness after treatment, 81.7% had a best corrected visual acuity of between 6/18 and 6/60. The 4 most common causes of low vision after treatment were unoperated cataract (20.4%), glaucoma (13.3%), diabetic retinopathy (12.4%) and retinitis pigmentosa (10.2%). CONCLUSION: The visual success rates in an urban Indian private eye hospital appear high with nearly 90% of patients achieving normal vision after the completion of treatment.
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