DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2021.v07i01.002

Pages: 5-7

Background: Cataract surgery is a procedure to remove the lens of your eye and, in most cases, replace it with an artificial lens. Normally, the lens of your eye is clear. A cataract causes the lens to become cloudy, which eventually affects your vision. Senile cataract is an age-related, vision-impairing disease characterized by gradual progressive clouding and thickening of the lens of the eye. It is the world’s leading cause of treatable blindness. Objectives: To know the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding cataract surgery among senile cataract cases. Methods: Cross sectional study; Interview technique. Senile cataract cases were in Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical College and Hospital Ltd, Dhaka, Bangladesh. There were 61 senile cataract cases. Data was entered in MS Excel and Statistical analysis was done using SPSS trial version 22. Results: In Table I: shows age distribution of the patients where most of the patients 26(42.62%) belong to 60-69 years age group. In Figure I: shows age distribution of the patients where most of the patients 31(50.82%) belong to Female. In Figure II: shows Distribution of cases according to the diagnosis of the patients where most of the patients 51(100.0%) had to Cataract. The following table is given below in detail. Conclusion: There is a definite need for exploring the myths regarding cataract and its surgery, through various IEC activities as there is large gap in public’s knowledge and understanding of cataract blindness. Much and more emphasis has to be on advance eye surgery so that quality care is provided.