Visual and Anatomic Outcomes following Cataract Surgery in Patients with Pre-operative Macular Edema Due to Retinal Vein Occlusions Managed with Intravitreal anti-VEGF.

CONCLUSION: Patients with cataracts who are actively managed for macular edema due to RVO with anti-VEGF agents may undergo cataract surgery, knowing they will have a transient increase in macular thickness that resolves without adjusting the frequency of intravitreal injections and is not visually significant. PMID: 32721186 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32721186?dopt=Abstract

Source: Seminars in Ophthalmology - July 31, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Semin Ophthalmol Source Type: research