tokens: Phacoemulsification was the most common technique ( 73.4 % ) , however in government centres 67 % were performed by extracapsular cataract extraction . In the Gaza Strip , 56.6 % of cataract surgeries were operated at government centres , and 42.8 % were operated at NGO centres while in West Bank , only 12 % of cataract surgeries were operated at government centres , with two - thirds of cataracts diagnosed at governmental centres being referred to private and NGO centres .