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Retinal detachment surgery at Nepal Eye Hospital
O K Malla1, S Shrestha, S P Shrestha
1Department of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal. eyehospital@mos.com.np
Introduction:
Retinal diseases are one of the important causes of blindness in Nepal. This study is done with objectives of finding the outcome of retinal detachment surgery.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis of 110 patients who underwent retinal detachment surgery over five year period was conducted in Nepal.
Results:
Retinal re-attachment was achieved in 94.4% and postoperative visual acuity of 6/36 to 6/6 was achieved in 52.7% (As possible risk factors, myopia was present in 34.5% ophkia in 29%, trauma in 9%, and lattice) degeneration was 5.4%.
Conclusions:
The study has shown a promising result for the retinal detachment surgery.
