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ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology

Uncomplicated Cataract Surgery and Neovascular Conversion of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Fifteen-Year Follow-Up Study.

Komal Agarwal, Elham Sadeghi, Kunaal Mehrotra, Sandeep Chandra Bollepalli, Kiran Kumar Vupparaboina, Jay Chhablani

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Komal AgarwalDepartment of Retina, Prakash Netra Kendra, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Elham SadeghiDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kunaal MehrotraDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sandeep Chandra BollepalliDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kiran Kumar VupparaboinaDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jay ChhablaniDepartment of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of cataract surgery on neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) conversion over a 15-year follow-up period. Methods: This 15-year retrospective study on dry AMD patients compared Group A (cataract surgery) and Group B (no surgery). It assessed nAMD conversion rates, mean logMAR best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and final central macular thickness (CMT) changes. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and log-rank tests evaluated the impact of cataract surgery on time to conversion. Results: This study included 73 eyes from 46 patients, with a mean baseline age of 68.78 ± 8.62 years. Among them, 31 (67.39%) were female. Final analyses comprised 43 eyes in Group A and 30 eyes in Group B. Group A had a higher baseline age (70.3 ± 8.58 vs. 65.6 ± 7.24; Conclusions: The present study did not find a significant difference in conversion from dry to wet AMD between patients who underwent cataract surgery and who did not. No significant difference was noted in the age at the time of conversion between the two groups.

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Age-related macular degenerationCataractDry age-related macular degenerationNeovascular age-related macular degenerationPhacoemulsification

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PMCPMC13075933

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