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Table 3 Cataract surgeries per ophthalmologist per year over 4 years, by geographic region

From: Impact of systematic capacity building on cataract surgical service development in 25 hospitals

Geographic region

Baseline Surgeons

Baseline cataract surgeries per surgeon

Year 4 surgeons

Year 4 cataract surgeries per surgeon

Change in surgeries per surgeon (%)

N average (range)

N average (range)

N average (range)

N average (range)

Asia (14)

3 (1–7)

1704 (248–8222)

3 (1–7)

2602 (402–7128)

53

Africa (7)

1 (1–1)

340 (200–566)

1 (1–1)

786 (561–1181)

131

Latin America (2)

1 (1–2)

370 (327–456)

2 (1–2)

580 (305–772)

56

OVERALL

2 (1–7)

1444 (200–8222)

2.5 (1–7)

2217 (305–7128)

54