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Revista Cubana de Oftalmología
On-line version ISSN 1561-3070
Abstract
HERNANDEZ SILVA, Juan R. et al. Results of the National Program of Prevention of Blindness due to Cataract: Cuba 2000-2003. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2004, vol.17, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3070.
A descriptive and retrospective study was conducted. The cataract surgeries performed in Cuba, grouped by year for Havana City and the rest of the country and classified according to the use of intraocular lens, were described. The cataract surgery rate was calculated. Data were obtained from the annual report issued by Provincial Groups of Ophthalmology.
Keywords : Surgery [cataract]; surgery rate; program [prevention].