The First Prospective Report of the National Ophthalmology Database Audit: Year 2 Annual Report

Reports | Published: 13 Jul 2017

This report is a snapshot of cataract surgery quality from 56 NHS funded centres in England and Wales during 2015 – 2016.

Two primary indicators of surgical quality are audited:

  1. Posterior capsular rupture (PCR)
  2. Visual Acuity (VA) Loss (visual harm from surgery)

This is the first prospective national annual report and includes data on 120,722 eligible cataract operations for the period 01 September 2015 to 31 August 2016, from 97,908 patients.

The full report and a key findings summary are available to download via the links at the bottom of this page.

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The First Prospective Report of the National Ophthalmology Database Audit: Year 2 Annual Report