ArticlePloS one2018
Optical coherence tomography findings in patients prior to cataract surgery regarded as unremarkable with ophthalmoscopy.
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- Optical coherence tomography as a diagnostic intervention before cataract surgery-a review.Eye (London, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Incremental Predictive Value of Preoperative Macular Optical Coherence Tomography for Postoperative Visual Acuity After Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Occult Macular Pathologies Detected by Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients Scheduled for Cataract Surgery.Beyoglu eye journal · 2026Article
- Comparison of macular retinal thickness measurements using spectral-domain and swept-source optical coherence tomography in healthy eyes.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Screening for Occult Macular Pathology Prior to Cataract Surgery Using Optical Coherence Tomography.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Importance of optical coherence tomography before cataract surgery.BMC ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Spectral domain oct for screening of macular diseases prior to multifocal intraocular lens implantation.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2022Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of Preoperative OCT in Cataract Evaluation for Multifocal Intraocular Lens.Ophthalmology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the feasibility and diagnostic benefit of routinely performed preoperative macular spectral-domain (SD-) optical coherence tomography (OCT) for the detection of macular pathology in patients with normal biomicroscopic funduscopy prior to cataract surgery.
methodsProspective, single center study. A total of 162 eyes of 123 consecutive patients referred for cataract surgery with a visual acuity better than 20/100, absence of macular symptoms such as metamorphopsia, no history of previous intravitreal procedures and a normal funduscopic appearance on biomicroscopy underwent an additional SD-OCT-examination prior to cataract surgery. OCT-scans were classified in three categories: normal, degenerative vitreous changes without impact on visual outcome or pathological with potential impact on visual outcome.
results80 eyes (49.38%) showed normal OCT-scans. 69 eyes (42.59%) were classified as degenerative vitreous changes without impact on visual outcome and 20 eyes (12.35%) as pathological with potential impact on visual outcome. The indication of cataract surgery or the therapeutic strategy remained unchanged in all patients. In patients with pathological alterations further follow-up examinations were recommended.
conclusionsRoutine SD-OCT-imaging of the macular region in patients prior to cataract surgery was feasible to detect macular pathologies in a considerable number of patients, which remained undiagnosed on biomicroscopic funduscopy. Although OCT-findings did not impact therapeutic strategy in this study, preoperative judgement of the expected visual outcome and patient´s informed consent can improve.
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