eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Public Health Research 2327-6703 2015-06-15 3 4A 31 34 10.12691/ajphr-3-4A-6 AJPHR201534A6 article Shristi Shrestha shristi495@gmail.com 1 Khem Raj Kaini 1 Binamra Basnet 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara, Nepal Cataract blindness presents an enormous problem in terms of public health burden, economic loss and social burden. A hospital based retrospective study reviewed the medical data of 520 patients (mean age 68.42±11.77 years) to detect gender based comparison of axial length, corneal curvature and power of intraocular lens that was implanted in patients undergoing cataract surgery in Western Nepal. A significant inter-gender differences was seen in age, axial length, keratometric values and intraocular lens power between the two groups (p<0.05). Females had shorter axial length (22.85±0.86 mm) and steeper corneal curvature (K1: 43.79±1.51 D, K2: 44.46±1.54 D) compared to males (23.04±1.01 mm, K1: 43.51±1.40 D, K2: 44.16±1.40 D). The axial length had a decreasing trend with increasing age in both the sexes. The average power of the intraocular lens was 21.28±1.91 D. In conclusion, the axial length of Nepalese population was comparable to Indian and Pakistani population. However, it was slightly shorter than Whites, Middle-Eastern and some Asian population. The keratometric value ranges from 38.75-50.00 D. Maximum number of patients required intraocular lens of power between 20.00-22.99 D http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajphr/3/4A/6/ajphr-3-4A-6.pdf Axial Length Corneal Curvature Intraocular Lens Power Cataract Sex