Postoperative Outcomes and Backgrounds of Patients above the Age of 90 Years Who Underwent Cataract Surgery

Abstract

Purpose: To retrospectively analyze postoperative outcomes and backgrounds of patients above the age of 90 years who underwent cataract surgery. Methods: The present study retrospectively analyzed the data pertaining to 18 patients (25 cases) ≥ 90 years of age who underwent cataract surgery at the Jikei University Daisan Hospital in 2019. The data regarding age, preoperative and postoperative visual acuity, underlying diseases, ocular comorbidities, intraoperative and postoperative complications, and living environment were extracted and assessed. Results: Among the subjects included in the current study, five had ocular comorbidities, two had intraoperative complications, and one patient had postoperative complications. Moreover, seventeen patients had underlying diseases and six patients lived alone. All the patients displayed improved visual acuity. Conclusion: Cataract surgery is beneficial in improving the QOL and ADL in elderly patients above the age of 90 years. Nonetheless, the scenario occasionally warrants family support.