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Ophthalmology
Mustafa Iftikhar, Chen Dun, Oliver D. Schein, Flora Lum, Fasika Woreta
Summary: This study aimed to determine the incidence, risk factors, and visual outcomes of cystoid macular edema (CME) after cataract surgery in the United States. The study found that the incidence of CME was low, but there were significant outcome disparities that warrant further exploration.
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Ophthalmology
Ahmed F. Shakarchi, Mohamed K. Soliman, Yit C. Yang, Ahmed B. Sallam
Summary: The purpose of this study was to quantify the risk of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (pCME) in fellow-eye cataract surgery and determine risk factors, including prior first-eye pCME. It was found that a history of pCME in the first-operated eye is the strongest independent risk factor for the development of pCME in the fellow eye. The results of this study can guide clinicians in counseling patients on the risk of pCME before performing cataract surgery in the fellow eye and help identify high-risk patients who may benefit from prophylactic therapy.
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Ophthalmology
Alexander Aaronson, Claudia Taipale, Asaf Achiron, Vesa Aaltonen, Andrzej Grzybowski, Raimo Tuuminen
Summary: Increased aqueous flare levels following cataract surgery may predict macular thickening, especially with a 100% increase as a cutoff value for anti-inflammatory treatment assessment. Diabetic patients had higher baseline flare levels but showed similar postoperative flare increase compared to nondiabetic patients. Identifying this correlation could lead to better prophylactic treatments and reduce postoperative complications for vulnerable patients.
TRANSLATIONAL VISION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ruiheng Zhang, Li Dong, Qiong Yang, Yueming Liu, Heyan Li, Wenda Zhou, Haotian Wu, Yifan Li, Yitong Li, Chuyao Yu, Wenbin Wei
Summary: This study compares the effects of different prophylactic interventions on the anatomical and visual outcomes of diabetes patients after cataract surgery. The results suggest that additional prophylactic anti-VEGF intervention can reduce the risk of postoperative macular edema and improve visual acuity outcomes.
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Ophthalmology
C. J. Doncel-Fernandez, M. L. Alferez-Asenjo, A. Quereda-Castaneda, G. Castro-Luna
Summary: This study found that patients with pre-surgical macular thickness greater than 260.5 micrometers before uncomplicated cataract surgery are more likely to develop macular intraretinal cysts, without any other significant risk factors.
GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Tommaso Verdina, Cecilia Ferrari, Edoardo Valerio, Alberto Brombin, Andrea Lazzerini, Rodolfo Mastropasqua, Gian Maria Cavallini
Summary: Subthreshold micropulse yellow laser treatment appears to be a safe and effective option for short-term resolution of refractory pseudophakic cystoid macular edema following complicated cataract surgery. The therapy demonstrated immediate resolution of edema, with a trend towards longer durations of resolution with each repeated treatment. This treatment presents a useful alternative to expensive and invasive therapies for this condition.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Carlo Cagini, Alessio Cerquaglia, Adriana Pellegrino, Alessia Iannone, Marco Lupidi, Tito Fiore
Summary: The study showed that preoperative use of topical Nepafenac can reduce the inflammatory response in healthy patients undergoing uncomplicated cataract surgery one month after surgery compared to the non-treated group.
ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Brandon Kuley, Philip P. Storey, Turner D. Wibbelsman, Maitri Pancholy, Qiang (Ed) Zhang, James Sharpe, Nicholas Bello, Anthony Obeid, Carl Regillo, Richard S. Kaiser, Allen Chiang, Mitchell S. Fineman, James F. Vander, Omesh P. Gupta, Marc J. Spirn, James P. Dunn, Sonia Mehta, Carl H. Park, Joseph I. Maguire, Sunir Garg
Summary: Both 2 mg IVT and 40 mg STT were effective in improving vision and CMT in eyes with pseudophakic cystoid macular edema, with no significant difference between interventions at the 3- and 6-month follow-up.
CURRENT EYE RESEARCH
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Nisa Silva, Andre Ferreira, Joao Heitor Marques, Natalia Ferreira, Nuno Correia, Bernardete Pessoa, Joao Melo Beirao, Ferenc Kuhn, Angelina Meireles
Summary: Vitrectomy with or without cataract surgery for idiopathic ERM in phakic eyes showed similar outcomes in terms of final visual acuity and cystoid macular edema occurrence. The presence of cotton-ball sign predicted CME development, whereas a separated ERM-ILM complex was found to be protective against CME. Both treatment strategies were effective in improving functional and anatomical outcomes.
GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2021)
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Ophthalmology
Ahmed Howaidy, Zeiad H. Eldaly, Mohamed Anis, Tageldin M. Othman
Summary: The study compared the effects of postoperative topical Nepafenac and intraoperative intravitreal Ranibizumab on macular thickness in diabetic patients, showing both were effective in preventing macular edema and improving visual acuity to some extent.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2022)
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Ophthalmology
Fadi Haddad, Michael Mimouni, Achia Nemet, Shadi Safuri, Asaf Achiron, Yinon Shapira, Kamal Mtanis, Nitzan Duvdevan-Strier, Daniel Ben-Ner, Shiri Zayit-Soudry
Summary: This study evaluates changes in macular blood flow following uneventful cataract surgery and finds a significant increase in flow index in the superficial and deep retinal plexus, supporting the vascular etiology of pseudophakic cystoid macular edema.
INTERNATIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)
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Ophthalmology
Jitender Jinagal, Sabin Sahu, Gaurav Gupta, Surbhi Khurana, Rohit Gupta, Parul Chawla Gupta, Jagat Ram
Summary: Inflammation in the eye following Nd:YAG capsulotomy is transient and minimal, with similar outcomes observed in different anti-inflammatory regimes. Prophylactic use of anti-inflammatory agents may not be necessary based on the study findings.
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dorothee Scheers, Jasmien Rens, Luc Van Os, Sorcha Ni Dhubhghaill, Veva De Groot, Stefan Kiekens, Jan Van Looveren, Kristien Wouters, Marie-Jose Tassignon
Summary: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of clinically significant pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (CSPME) after phacoemulsification using the 'bag-in-the-lens' lens (BIL) implantation technique and to examine the influence of associated risk factors for CSPME. The results showed that the incidence of CSPME was 0.00% in the subgroup without risk factors. The study also found that renal insufficiency is an important risk factor for developing CSPME.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Amaka Watanabe, Masahiro Ishida, Asuka Takeyama, Yoshikazu Ichikawa, Akio Mizushima, Yutaka Imamura
Summary: This study aimed to report the surgical success rate of scleral buckling surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in a single academic hospital, analyze the incidence of cystoid macular edema after surgery using optical coherence tomography, and identify factors associated with the development of CME. The study found that scleral buckling surgery had a high success rate and a low frequency of postoperative CME. Previous cataract surgery may be a risk factor for postoperative CME.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Ophthalmology
Abeer M. M. Khattab, Sherein M. M. Hagras, Nancy M. M. Lotfy
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate whether treating diabetic macular edema (DME) before cataract surgery has superior effects compared to postoperative injections. The results showed no significant difference in macular edema and visual outcomes between preoperative and postoperative injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF). Therefore, preoperative control of DME may not be necessary in patients undergoing cataract surgery.
GRAEFES ARCHIVE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPHTHALMOLOGY
(2023)