A one-year follow-up of cystoid macular edema following intraocular lens implantation.
Retrospective and prospective techniques were used to analyze a consecutive series of 406 eyes to identify factors contributing to cystoid macular edema following lens implantation. Vitreous loss and rupture of the posterior capsule were highly significant in the production and persistence of this complication.
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