Audit and Research

The numbers of cataract surgeries performed, visual outcomes and posterior capsule rupture (PCR) rates are shown in Figures 1.1 to 1.3.

Table 1.1 Outcomes of cataract surgery from international studies and at SNEC
Title of study	Country	Number of cases	BCVA 6/12 or better with ocular comorbidity
No (%) Yes (%)
The Cataract National Dataset electronic multi-centre audit of 55,567 operations: updating benchmark standards of care in the United Kingdom and internationally (laycock et al., 2009	UK	55,567	94.7	79.9
Determination of valid benchmarks for outcome indicators in cataract surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort trial (Hanh et al., 2011)	Germany	1,685	98.5	-
Visual outcome of cataract surgery; study from the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (Lundstrom, Barry, Henry, Rosen, & Stenevi, 2013)	15 European countries	368,256	98.2	94.3
SNEC (main centre) 2014 audit data – phacoemulsification outcomes	Singapore	13,682	99.3	-

Hahn, U., Krummenauer, F., Kolbl, B., Neuhann, T., Schayan-Araghi, K., Schmickler, S., & Neuhann, I. (2011). Determination of valid benchmarks for outcome indicators in cataract surgery; a multicentre, prospective cohort trial. Ophthalmology, 118, 2105-2112.
Jaycock, P., Johnston, R. L., Taylor, H., Adams, M., Tole, D. M., Galloway, P., & Sparrow, J. M. (2009). The Cataract National Dataset electronic multi-centre audit of 55,567 operations: updating benchmark standards of care in the United Kingdom and internationally. Eye, 23, 38-49.
Lundstrom, M., Barry, P., Henry, Y., Rosen, P., & Stenevi, U. (2013). Visual outcome of cataract surgery; study from the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 39, 673-679.