Importance of optical coherence tomography before cataract surgery.

Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2024)

In one of seven patients evaluated, retinal pathologies were detected on OCT despite normal fundoscopic examination findings.OCT can be used to detect occult retinal pathologies that cannot be detected by biomicroscopic fundus examination before cataract surgery.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
cataract surgery
diabetic retinopathy
optic nerve
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported