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Pseudophakia: Incidence of Cystoid Macular Edema

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Basic and Advanced Vitreous Surgery

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Abstract

Cystoid macular edema (CME) remains a significant cause of decreased visual acuity following cataract extraction. Fluorescein angiographically proven cystoid macular edema is reported to occur in greater than 50% of patients, causing decreased visual acuity in approximately 8% of cases (1–6). At the Wilmer Institute we are in the process of re-examining our incidence of cystoid macular edema following extracapsular cataract extraction with implantation of a posterior chamber lens implant. We are also attempting to determine whether eyes undergoing primary capsulotomy are more likely to develop clinically significant CME.

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  1. The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, USA

    Walter J. Stark, David E. Denlinger, Arlo C. Terry & A. Edward Maumenee

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  1. The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA

    George W. Blankenship

  2. First University Eye Clinic, Wien, Austria

    Susanne Binder

  3. Hôpital Ophtalmologique, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Michel Gonvers

  4. Fondazione Oftalmologica “G. B. Bietti”, Roma, Italy

    Mario Stirpe

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Stark, W.J., Denlinger, D.E., Terry, A.C., Maumenee, A.E. (1986). Pseudophakia: Incidence of Cystoid Macular Edema. In: Blankenship, G.W., Binder, S., Gonvers, M., Stirpe, M. (eds) Basic and Advanced Vitreous Surgery. FIDIA Research Series, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3881-0_25

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