Postsurgical macular edema, known as Irvine-Gass syndrome, is one of the possible causes of reduced visual acuity in phaco surgery. The literature review provides summarized data on pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical manifestations, classification and basic approaches to diagnosis based on modern techniques.
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