Rate of second eye cataract surgery (SECS) amongst patients attending University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

Objective: To determine the rate of Second Eye Cataract Surgery (SECS) amongst patients attending University
College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and the average time interval between first and second eye surgery.
Methods: This was a hospital-based, descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at the outpatient clinic of the
Department of Ophthalmology, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. A total of 427 patients diagnosed with
bilateral operable age-related cataract, and had undergone cataract surgery in at least one eye two years prior
to commencement of study, were studied using a study designed questionnaire to ascertain the proportion of
patients that have had second eye cataract surgery done and the average interval between the first and second
eye surgeries. Data was analyzed using IBM Statistical Product and Service Solutions (IBM-SPSS) version 25 and
summary statistics are presented using frequency tables, means and rates.
Results: Out of the 427 patients studied, only 124 (29%) underwent Second Eye Cataract Surgery (SECS) within
two years of the First Eye Cataract Surgery (FECS) at an average interval of 12 ±7.4 months. Type of surgery being
Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery (MSICS) for FECS was the only statistically significant variable associated
with shorter interval between the FECS and SECS (p = 0.001).
Conclusions: The SECS rate in UCH, Ibadan is still low with a prolonged interval between surgeries.