¡¡¡¡At 12 weeks postoperative period, only 13 eyes (out of 51), 25.5% achieved presenting VA of 6/6ª² 6/18. With refraction this improved to 38 eyes (74.5%). This is lower than 96% obtained from a centre in China[9] after intensive training of the surgeons on sutureless large incision manual cataract extraction. Facilities for biometry are not available in our centre. There is a need to make biometry services widely available and to have more centres offering training in manual small incision cataract surgery in Africa. Many patients may not eventually wear prescribed glasses due to cost constraint or other reasons. Procedures that offer maximum presenting visual acuity are desirable, as good outcome increases uptake of services.

¡¡¡¡Table 1Post operative visual acuity at 1ª²3 weeksn£¨ÂÔ£©

¡¡¡¡Table 2Postª²operative visual acuity at 4ª²11 weeksn£¨ÂÔ£©

¡¡¡¡Table 3Postª²operative visual acuity at 12 weeksn£¨ÂÔ£©

¡¡¡¡Acknowledgements:The author wishes to thank Dr Chukwurah G immensely for keeping the cataract surgery records.

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