Revista de cirugía ocular y de cataratas Acceso abierto

Abstracto

The final visual outcomes following cataract surgery at outreach camps in rural area in Timor-Leste

Frenky Ramiro de Jesus

Timor-Leste is a newly formed country which got independence in 2002. Since then, cataract still remains the main cause of reversible blindness in Timor-Leste. Due to taboo and lack of education, majority of the patients do not opt for eye consultation. Because of which, surgical outreaches have been used as one of the tools by the Ophthalmology Department of Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV) to reduce the number of blindness due to cataract. The purpose of this study was to determine the final visual outcome of patients who undergo cataract surgery through outreach services in Timor-Leste.