Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Purpose: This article aims to highlight if the central macular retina suffers changes after cataract surgery, and to evaluate the eventually discovered changes regarding persistence. Material and method: This retrospective study, which lasted over three years (2021-2023), included patients who underwent cataract surgery performed by one surgeon. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging assessed macular changes and measured the central macular thickness. Results: A total of 240 eyes with diagnosed senile cataract were included in this study. The mean age was 66 years ± 4 years. Preoperative central foveal thickness was 210 ± 27.3 µm, the postoperative thickness on day 1 was 234.3 ± 40.2 µm, at 6 months 230.5 ± 35.2 µm, and the 1-year follow-up 229.2 ± 30.3 µm. Discussion: Macular changes after cataract surgery are easily confirmed by SD-OCT. The evaluation and monitoring of macular changes can be done by using central macular thickness assessment. Conclusions: The study provides data from a Romanian pool of patients. The values correlated well with those from similar studies of SD-OCT examinations, but differences were still observed, as there were different devices for performing SD-OCTs.
DOI: 10.22336/rjo.2024.43
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4403379589