Cataract surgery in neovascular AMD: impact on visual acuity and disease activity

Cataract surgery in neovascular AMD: impact on visual acuity and disease activity

Abstract Background Cataract and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) often co-exist and both contribute to impaired vision. It has been debated whether cataract surgery can increase nAMD activity. The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the impact of cataract surge...

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Main Authors: Hin Yan Tang, Mats Rosén, Elisabet Granstam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Neovascular AMD
Anti-VEGF treatment
Cataract surgery
Distance visual acuity
Near visual acuity
Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-023-03028-7

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