Perioperative Management of Uveitic Cataracts.

ABSTRACT: Uveitis patients represent a unique subset of the population undergoing cataract surgery and pose several challenges that require special consideration and strategy. Maintenance of disease quiescence for at least three months prior to surgery maximizes postoperative outcomes, though these patients remain at increased risk for pseudophakic cystoid macular edema, which can be refractory to the traditional steroid treatments. In this review, we detail the pillars of preoperative optimization, intraoperative considerations, and postoperative management of uveitic cataracts, with special attention on the evidence surrounding prevention and treatment of refractory postoperative cystoid macular edema.

SUBMITTER: Chen JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6884361 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature