Pre-operative screening of hepatitis (type B, C) and HIV for patients undergoing cataract surgery at makkah eye complex, khartoum, sudan

ABSTRACT

Background: The prevalence of Hepatitis [type B and C] and Human Immunodeficiency Virus [HIV] is high in Sub-Saharan region. This creates an attentive risk of transmission among medical staff and their patients. The aim of this article is to appraise possible changes of transmission of those diseases among theater staff and ophthalmic patients