Barriers to Access to Surgery in Patients over 50 Years of Age, Diagnosed with Cataract and Its Visual Deficit

Juan Raúl Hernández Silva; Jhoana Aguirre Oramas; Carmen María Padilla González; Heidy Hernández Ramos; Meisy Ramos López

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Barriers to Access to Surgery in Patients over 50 Years of Age, Diagnosed with Cataract and Its Visual Deficit

Juan Raúl Hernández Silva, Jhoana Aguirre Oramas, Carmen María Padilla González, Heidy Hernández Ramos, Meisy Ramos López

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Abstract

Cataract is the main cause of visual impairment in all regions of the world, which increases with population aging, and its control has been unsuccessful to date, as has been shown by blindness surveys carried out to date, where they have been identified among other aspects the barriers that impede the access of patients to surgical treatment. A prospective longitudinal descriptive study was carried out with the aim of analyzing the barriers to access to surgery in patients older than 50 years, with a diagnosis of cataract and their visual deficit. 121 patients (195 eyes) who met the inclusion criteria and received surgical treatment from January to December 2019 at the ICO "Ramón Pando Ferrer" were selected. The variables studied were age, sex and best corrected visual acuity before and after surgery, personal and ocular pathological history, as well as the barriers that delayed or prevented surgery. Female patients between 70 and 79 years of age predominated, and all the variables studied improved after surgery. Concluding that the barriers to access to cataract surgery identified in this study do not differ from those reported by other regional studies, and indicates that health actions must be carried out between the different levels of medical care, to develop satisfactory prevention blindness policies.

Published in	Reports (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.reports.20220201.16
Page(s)	37-42
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Cataract, Barriers, Prevention of Blindness

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Juan Raúl Hernández Silva, Jhoana Aguirre Oramas, Carmen María Padilla González, Heidy Hernández Ramos, Meisy Ramos López. Barriers to Access to Surgery in Patients over 50 Years of Age, Diagnosed with Cataract and Its Visual Deficit. Reports. 2022;2(1):37-42. doi: 10.11648/j.reports.20220201.16

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Juan Raúl Hernández Silva

Department of Ocular Microsurgery, Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology Ramón Pando Ferrer, La Habana, Cuba
Jhoana Aguirre Oramas

Department of Ocular Microsurgery, Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology Ramón Pando Ferrer, La Habana, Cuba
Carmen María Padilla González

Department of Ocular Microsurgery, Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology Ramón Pando Ferrer, La Habana, Cuba
Heidy Hernández Ramos

Department of Ocular Microsurgery, Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology Ramón Pando Ferrer, La Habana, Cuba
Meisy Ramos López

Department of Ocular Microsurgery, Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology Ramón Pando Ferrer, La Habana, Cuba

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Juan Raúl Hernández Silva, Jhoana Aguirre Oramas, Carmen María Padilla González, Heidy Hernández Ramos, Meisy Ramos López. Barriers to Access to Surgery in Patients over 50 Years of Age, Diagnosed with Cataract and Its Visual Deficit. Reports. 2022;2(1):37-42. doi: 10.11648/j.reports.20220201.16

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