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StudyOphthalmic epidemiology · 2026

Population-Based Assessment of Visual Outcomes After Cataract Surgery in Four Districts in Telangana, India.

Srinivas Marmamula, Vinitha Mingi, Mohana Ragavi Revathi Karthikeyan, Rohit C Khanna
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About 1 in 9 operated eyes had poor vision after cataract surgery

Population-Based Assessment of Visual Outcomes After Cataract Surgery in Four Districts in Telangana, India.

Srinivas Marmamula … Rohit C Khanna
Ophthalmic epidemiology · 2026
Purpose

To report the visual outcomes, causes and risk factors for poor visual outcomes after cataract surgery among four districts in Telangana, India.

Methods

Individuals aged ≥40 years were recruited from Adilabad, Mahbubnagar, Khammam, and Warangal districts.

n = 11,238 participants
Results

11.2% of operated eyes had presenting vision worse than 6/60 after surgery.

Borderline outcome
17.4%
Poor outcome
11.2%
More results

Of these, 54.6% were women, and 72.5% had no formal education.

Age of 70 years and older ( p = 0.01), lack of formal education ( p < 0.01), surgery in government hospitals ( p < 0.01) and eye camps ( p = 0.02, and residence in the Khammam ( p = 0.01) and Warangal districts ( p < 0.01) were associated with borderline outcomes.

More results

No formal education ( p = 0.02), free surgeries ( p = 0.03), and residence in Mahbubnagar ( p < 0.01), Khammam ( p = 0.01), and Warangal districts ( p = 0.01) were associated with poor outcomes.

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Conclusion

Visual outcomes can be further enhanced through appropriate case selection, after ruling out posterior segment pathology, regular eye examinations, and the provision of spectacles after surgery.

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