The incidence and management of persistent cystoid macular oedema following uncomplicated cataract surgery-a Scottish Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Post-operative cystoid macular oedema (CMO) can cause deterioration of vision following routine cataract surgery. The incidence of persistent CMO (pCMO; defined as CMO present after 3 months) following uncomplicated surgery is uncertain. We wished to identify the incidence, management and visual outcomes of such patients.

Methods

A Scottish Ophthalmological Surveillance Unit (SOSU) questionnaire was sent monthly to every ophthalmic specialist in Scotland over an 18-month period from 1st January 2018 asking them to report all new patients with pCMO confirmed on OCT scanning following uncomplicated cataract surgery. A follow-up questionnaire was sent 9 months after initial presentation.

Results

Fourteen cases of pCMO were reported, giving an incidence of 2.2 cas

SUBMITTER: Erikitola OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7202460 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature