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

Matthew R StarrMichael A MahrRaymond IezziAndrew J BarkmeierSophie J Bakri
Published in: Seminars in ophthalmology (2020)
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.
Keyphrases
  • cataract surgery
  • vascular endothelial growth factor
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • optical coherence tomography
  • endothelial cells
  • age related macular degeneration
  • cerebral ischemia