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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

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...

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Main Authors: Yap, Jun Fai, Ng, Qi Xiong, Wai, Yong Zheng, Isahak, Marzuki, Salowi, Mohamad Aziz, Moy, Foong Ming
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Published: Royal Society of Medicine 2022
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RE Ophthalmology
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spelling my.um.eprints.420732023-12-03T02:18:33Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/42073/ 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 Yap, Jun Fai Ng, Qi Xiong Wai, Yong Zheng Isahak, Marzuki Salowi, Mohamad Aziz Moy, Foong Ming RE Ophthalmology 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 for surgical intervention was greater outside the Central zone. Royal Society of Medicine 2022-04 Article PeerReviewed Yap, Jun Fai and Ng, Qi Xiong and Wai, Yong Zheng and Isahak, Marzuki and Salowi, Mohamad Aziz and Moy, Foong Ming (2022) 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. Tropical Doctor, 52 (2). pp. 325-330. ISSN 0049-4755, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755221076649 <https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755221076649>. 10.1177/00494755221076649
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topic RE Ophthalmology
spellingShingle RE Ophthalmology
Yap, Jun Fai
Ng, Qi Xiong
Wai, Yong Zheng
Isahak, Marzuki
Salowi, Mohamad Aziz
Moy, Foong Ming
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
description 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 for surgical intervention was greater outside the Central zone.
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author Yap, Jun Fai
Ng, Qi Xiong
Wai, Yong Zheng
Isahak, Marzuki
Salowi, Mohamad Aziz
Moy, Foong Ming
author_facet Yap, Jun Fai
Ng, Qi Xiong
Wai, Yong Zheng
Isahak, Marzuki
Salowi, Mohamad Aziz
Moy, Foong Ming
author_sort Yap, Jun Fai
title 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
title_short 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
title_full 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
title_fullStr 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
title_full_unstemmed 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
title_sort 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
publisher Royal Society of Medicine
publishDate 2022
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/42073/
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