Predictive value of retinal function by the Purkinje test in patients scheduled for cataract surgery in Kinshasa, DR Congo
作者机构：Eye DepartmentSaint Joseph HospitalKinshasa P.O.322DR Congo Programme National de Sante Oculaire et Vision(PNSOV)Kinshasa P.O.322DR Congo Department of OphthalmologyRostock University Medical CenterRostock 18057Germany
出 版 物：《International Journal of Ophthalmology(English edition)》 (国际眼科杂志（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2021年第14卷第9期
页 面：1392-1395页
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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100212[医学-眼科学] 10[医学]
主 题：Purkinje test entoptic phenomena cataract retinal function sub-Saharan Africa
摘 要：AIM:To assess the retinal function in patients with dense cataracts in resource poor settings in Kinshasa,DR ***:In a tertiary eye care center,the Purkinje entoptic test was performed as part of the ophthalmological examination in 98 eyes in patients with cataract,using a *** 92 cataract patients including 86 patients suffered from unilateral and 6 from bilateral cataracts were included in the *** investigator asked the patients about their perception of the vascular pattern most commonly described as a leafless or dead *** acuity≥6/60 was considered an indication of good visual function and visual acuity6/60 of poor *** small incision cataract surgery,best corrected visual acuity(BCVA)was determined and compared with the preoperative ***:Out of 98 eyes,there were 80(81.6%)where the Purkinje entoptic phenomenon was reported by the *** cataract surgery,out of the 80 eyes,there were 75(93.8%)with a BCVA of better than 6/60,whereas in 5 eyes(6.2%),BCVA was 6/60 or *** of the 18 eyes(18.4%)where no Purkinje tree was recognized,there were 14(77.8%)with BCVA of better than 6/60,whereas in 4(22.2%)BCVA was 6/60 or ***:The Purkinje entoptic test is successfully used for preoperative assessment of retinal function inpatients with dense ***,further investigation and refinement of the test is necessary to validate the method for use in sub-Saharan conditions.
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