2014
DOI: 10.3109/08820538.2014.962166
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The Impact of Cataract Surgery on AMD Development and Progression

Abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataract are two leading causes of visual impairment worldwide which often occur concurrently in the same patient. With more than 1.6 million cataract operations performed per year in the United States, many of which occur in the nearly 1.75 million individuals diagnosed with AMD, there is ample incentive to further explore the interaction between these two conditions. Notably, the role of cataract surgery on AMD development and progression is of particular interest. … Show more

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“…Cataracts and neovascular AMD are two leading causes of visual impairment and blindness worldwide, often present concurrently in older persons (Congdon et al 2004;Qian & Young 2014). Concern has been raised that cataract surgery may increase the risk of progression of neovascular AMD (Kessel et al 2016;Park et al 2016a,b;Wang et al 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cataracts and neovascular AMD are two leading causes of visual impairment and blindness worldwide, often present concurrently in older persons (Congdon et al 2004;Qian & Young 2014). Concern has been raised that cataract surgery may increase the risk of progression of neovascular AMD (Kessel et al 2016;Park et al 2016a,b;Wang et al 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Concerns have been raised that cataract surgery may increase the risk of progression of AMD, and it has been estimated that cataract surgery may account for up to 50% of the incidence of late AMD (Howard et al 2013). Epidemiologic data point both towards and against an association between cataract surgery and incidence and/or progression of AMD (Qian & Young 2014). A recent meta-analysis summarizing findings from epidemiologic studies found that the odds for a patient having any or early AMD was approximately doubled in patients with unoperated cataracts compared to patients without cataracts and that the odds ratio of having early or late/exudative AMD was approximately 1.5 in patients with operated cataracts compared to patients who did not have cataract surgery (Kessel et al 2015).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ocular light transmission is especially high in young eyes, while the transmission decreases with increasing age. Further, clinical reports indicate that cataract surgery may increase AMD development or progression [8] . Therefore, forming habits to protect the eyes at earlier ages, such as wearing sunglasses, might be more important than we think.…”
Section: Eye and Light Hazardmentioning
confidence: 99%