Title
Efficacy of pre-operative risk stratification on cataract surgeries in India
Authors
Alisha Elizabeth Alex, T. Sangeetha* & N. Inchara
Affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka, Kolar, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author
Alisha Elizabeth Alex - E - mail: alex.alisha98@gmail.com
T Sangeetha - E - mail: sangeethat@sduaher.ac.in
N Inchara - E - mail: incharan@sduaher.ac.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025
Abstract
Cataract remains a leading cause of global blindness, highlighting the importance of effective surgical management. Hence, we evaluated 212 cataract surgeries performed by Indian medical residents to assess the utility of preoperative risk stratification in predicting complications and guiding case allocation. We found that high risk scores were significantly associated with increased intraoperative complications and poor postoperative visual outcomes (p < 0.001). Logistic regression identified preoperative BCVA, risk score and resident experience as significant predictors of complications. Thus, risk stratification is a valuable tool in enhancing patient safety and surgical training in teaching hospitals.
Keywords
Cataract surgery, risk stratification, small incision cataract surgery (SICS), visual outcome
Citation
Alex et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1038-1041 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
