<![CDATA[Cataracts are any conditions of turbidity in the lens that can occur due to hydration (addition of fluid) of the lens, denaturation of lens proteins or the result of both. Cataracts are generally a disease in the elderly, but can also be due to congenital abnormalities or complications of chronic local eye disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of the Bungo estuary community for cataract surgery in H. Hanafie General Hospital Muara Bungo Bungo Regency Jambi Province in 2018. The method used in this study was descriptive using total sampling. This research will be conducted at H. Hanafie General Hospital Muara Bungo Bungo Regency, Jambi Province. The time of this research was carried out from October to December 2018. The population of this study was all the people who came to visit the H. Hanafie General Hospital in Muara Bungo, Bungo Regency, Jambi Province, with a sample of 56 people. Univariate analysis is presented in the form of a frequency distribution table. Based on the results of the study obtained at most male sex namely 33 people (58.9%) and most were in the early elderly age of 23 people (41.1%), the most with good public perceptions of 26 people (46, 4%), at most with the feeling that patients who are going to have good cataract surgery are 37 people (66.1%) and at most with good expectations, 32 people (57.1%). In this study it was found that the public perception of cataract surgery in H. Hanafie General Hospital Muara Bungo, Bungo Regency, Jambi Province in 2018.]]>
