Age-Related Macular Degeneration: New Insights in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an aging-related ocular disease that can be responsible for severe loss of visual acuity and loss of autonomy in patients [...]

Association Between Cataract Surgery and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review

“…With the increasing elderly population, visual impairment is to be anticipated 18 . Currently, cataract surgery remains as the leading eye surgeries specifically in the aging population 6,[19][20][21] . In several research, cataract surgery increased the risk of AMD progression, such as the studies by Gan et al ( 2020) and Ho et al ( 2018).…”

“…The longer the time is, the further Although both of the research studied about the possible association between cataract surgery and AMD, other studies found that there are no significant correlation and risk 22,23 . A meta-analysis of AMD progression and cataract surgery has been done previously and state similarly with the follow-up of 6-10 months 6,20 .…”

“…Among the debilitating factors, cataract surgery has been proposed as significantly affect AMD progression. Recently, The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) was conducted as a multicenter randomized trial to understand the course of AMD [4][5][6][7] . Around 74% patients over 65 years old with visual impairment suffer from the complications of cataracts that coexist with AMD 8 .…”