Cataract Surgery and the Risk of Aging Macula Disorder: The Rotterdam Study
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science2008Vol. 49(11), pp. 4795–4795
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Lintje Ho, Sharmila S. Boekhoorn, Liana, Cornelia M. van Duijn, André G. Uitterlinden, Albert Hofman, Paulus T.V.M. de Jong, Theo Stijnen, Johannes R. Vingerling
Abstract
The findings imply that cataract surgery increases the risk of dry AMD, particularly in homozygous CFH Y402H carriers. The risk of AMD progression should be considered before recommending cataract surgery to patients with cataract and early AMD.
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