Cataract Surgery and the Risk of Developing Late Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 Report Number 27.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the risk of developing late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) after incident cataract surgery.

Design

A prospective cohort study within a randomized controlled clinical trial of oral supplementation for the treatment of AMD, the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2).

Participants

AREDS2 participants aged 50 to 85 years with bilateral large drusen or unilateral late AMD.

Methods

In eyes free of cataract surgery and late AMD at baseline, 2 groups were compared for incident late AMD: (1) eyes that received cataract surgery after the baseline visit and before any evidence of late AMD and (2) eyes that remained phakic until study completion. Eyes with at least 2 years of follow-up after cataract surgery were included in the analysis. We u

SUBMITTER: Bhandari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11550386 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature