Visual outcome of uveitic cataract in Ibadan.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the factors responsible for poor visual outcome in patients who had surgery for cataract due to uveitis in our subpopulation. A nonrandomized retrospective chart review of 28 patients (28 eyes) diagnosed with uveitic cataract that had cataract surgery between June 2001 and May 2007 at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria was carried out. All had extracapsular cataract extraction with or without IOL implantation. The outcome measure was post-operative best corrected visual acuity. Over 60% of our patients achieved final best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 6/18 or better. The major causes of poor vision were posterior capsule opacity (PCO) in 6 patients, cystoid macular oedema (CMO) in 2 patients and pre-existing chorioretinal scar in 1 patient. We conclude that post uveitic cataract surgery results in good visual outcome with few complications in Ibadan.