Causes of suboptimal corrected visual acuity following phacoemulsification in a teaching university hospital.

Purpose: Cataract is the leading cause of reversible blindness in developing countries, with variable visual outcome following surgery. This work aims at assessing the outcomes of cataract surgery at Kasr Al Ainy Hospital and identifying the reasons for borderline and poor outcome in the studied group.

Methods: A total of 150 eyes of patients with cataract and no other ocular pathology were included in this study.