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Cataract Surgery Does Not Influence Dry Macular
Degeneration
Macular
degeneration patients having cataract surgery can
rest assured
For years now, patients and ophthalmologists have
questioned whether
cataract surgery in a patient with early,
dry macular degeneration (AMD) could worsen the
condition to the point of converting to
wet AMD - a more acute form of AMD.
Most ophthalmologists, like
Dr. Deupree, were skeptical of there being even
a small increase in the risk of developing wet AMD
because of cataract surgery.
A retrospective, controlled study was performed on
the 1152 eyes of patients in a busy German cataract
clinic. The patients chosen for the study were those
who had been previously diagnosed with early AMD.
The patients, who were followed for at least one
year after surgery, had no significant increase in
converting to wet macular degeneration than that of
a control group that did not undergo
cataract
surgery.
This study seems to confirm a long-time belief that
cataract surgery can and should be recommended in
AMD patients who are experiencing significant
vision decreases due to
cataracts.
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