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Cataract surgery and age-related macular degeneration

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Authors: Ehmann, David S.; Ho, Allen C.

Source: Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, Volume 28, Number 1, January 2017, pp. 58-62(5)

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/ICU.0000000000000331

Purpose of review

The following review describes the recent evidence regarding the effect of cataract surgery on age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Recent findings

For patients with both visually significant cataracts and AMD, recent evidence supports the role of cataract surgery with reports demonstrating improved visual acuity, absence of significant disease progression, and improved quality of life.Summary

Recent evidence does not find cataract surgery to cause or worsen AMD.

Keywords: age-related macular degeneration; cataract; phacoemulsification

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Publication date: January 1, 2017

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