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. 2022 Jul 1;62(3):79-91.
doi: 10.1097/IIO.0000000000000440. Epub 2022 Jun 22.

The Postvitrectomy Cataract

Zahra Markatia, Julia Hudson, Ella H Leung, Ahmar Sajjad, Allister Gibbons

The Postvitrectomy Cataract

Zahra Markatia et al. Int Ophthalmol Clin. .

Abstract

To review the recent literature regarding risk factors for cataract formation after vitrectomy, the challenges and management strategies for anterior segment surgeons when facing post-vitrectomy cataract surgery, and the visual outcomes of patients undergoing post-vitrectomy cataract surgery. Cataract surgery after vitrectomy can be safely performed to significantly improve the visual outcome in most post-vitrectomy patients, although final visual acuity is primarily limited by the patient’s underlying vitreoretinal pathology.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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