Background: cataract is the major cause of blindness of the population, and surgery is the only effective
treatment. Risk reduction and the attainment of good outcomes depend in part on effective teaching of patient and patient
compliance with a postoperative regimen of eye drops. The study aimed to: Evaluate the effectiveness of the
preoperative educational guidelines for patients undergoing cataract extraction surgery and intraocular lens implantation.
Method: Quasi-experimental (pre & post) research design was utilized to conduct this study. Sample: A purposive
sample of 136 patients undergoing cataract extraction surgery was included in this study. Tools: Data were collected
using two tools, Tool I: A structured interview questionnaire (pre & post): it included three parts; part (1) included
demographic characteristics of the studied patients and part (2) included Health relevant data part (3) included patients'
knowledge regarding cataract. Tool II: Pre/Post observation checklist for patients' Self-care practice. Results: Post
implementing the guidelines; there were high statistical significant differences in patients' knowledge and postoperative
self-care practice (p<0.001).