Guidelines for Cataract Surgery Phacoemulsification
Al Nahdha Hospital
Type
Regulatory
Agency
Oman Ministry of Health
Issued on
13 Jan 2025 (corresponding to 13 Rajab 1446 H)
Jurisdiction
Oman
Taxonomy
Medical Procedure & Treatment

Acronyms:
IOL | Intra Ocular Lens |
1 - Introduction
Cataract surgery is the treatment of visually significant cataract, which is the commonest cause of treatable blindness and visual impairment. Surgery is done by any of the following techniques:
1.1 Phacoemulsification.
1.2 Conventional extracapsular cataract extraction.
1.3 Manual small incision cataract surgery.
1.4 Lensectomy.
1.5 lntracapsular cataract extraction.