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

• Main Authors: Yap, Jun Fai, Ng, Qi Xiong, Wai, Yong Zheng, Isahak, Marzuki, Salowi, Mohamad Aziz, Moy, Foong Ming
• Format: Article
• Published: Royal Society of Medicine 2022
• Subjects: RE Ophthalmology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/42073/

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...