ABSTRACT
Cataract is the main cause of avoidable blindness worldwide, with the developing world accounting for three quarters of blindness.1 Despite the 10 to 12 million cataract operations performed globally, cataract blindness is still thought to be increasing by 1-2 million/year.2 In order to effectively address this increasing backlog, significant efforts are being undertaken to increase the output of cataract surgical services in many developing countries3 and to make cataract surgery affordable to all people irrespective of their economic status. The transition from intracapsular cataract surgery to extracapsular surgery with IOL implantation has effected a dramatic change in the postoperative visual outcome, quality of life and increased acceptance of surgical intervention by the community.
