Cataract surgery not linked to progression of AMD

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Cataract surgery does not appear to increase a patient’s risk of reactivation and/or progression of pre-existing wet age-related macular degeneration, a speaker said here.Citing multiple studies, Jay S. Duker, MD, OSN Retina/Vitreous Board Member, said at Retina 2013 that cataract surgery in patients with previously treated wet AMD does not appear to result in negative alterations in visual acuity or retinal thickness.

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