Visual outcomes and astigmatism after sutureless, manual cataract extraction in rural China: study of cataract outcomes and up-take of services (SCOUTS) in the caring is hip project, report 1.

low eyes operated on elsewhere, 40.7% had a presenting acuity of 6/18 or better and 40.7% were blind (P.001). Mean±SD postoperative astigmatism did not differ between 211 eyes that were operated on (�1.13±0.84 diopters) and 109 eyes that were not (�1.13±1.17 diopters; P=.27). Presence of operative complications (8.5%) and older age were associated with worse vision; bilateral surgery was associated with better vision. Conclusions: These results confirm the effectiveness of skill transfer in this setting, with superior outcomes to most studies in rural Asia and to eyes in this cohort operated on at other facilities.