Prevalence of cataract and factors associated with cataract surgery uptake among older persons in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study from the National Eye Survey II

Yap JF 1 , Ng QX 2 , Wai YZ 3 , Isahak M 1 , Salowi MA 4 , Moy FM 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 37447University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Ophthalmology, 37446Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Ophthalmology, 58983Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Ophthalmology, 91017Hospital Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Trop Doct, 2022 Jan 31.
PMID: 35098808 DOI: 10.1177/00494755221076649

Abstract

Nationally-representative evidence is limited on factors affecting uptake of cataract surgery in Malaysia. We found the prevalence of cataract among older persons to be 26.8%. The two most common barriers were 'need not felt' (43.5%) and 'fear of surgery or poor result' (16.2%). Reluctance for surgical intervention was greater outside the Central zone.

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