Cystoid macular edema occurring 13 years after cataract extraction.
Thirteen years after cataract extraction, a patient complained of diminished visual acuity. In the interim visual acuity was 6/6 (20/20), or 6/7.5 (20/25+2). Fluorescein angiography demonstrated cystoid macular edema. Except for vitreous adherence to the inner surface of the cataract wound, no ocular cause for the macular edema was apparent.
D002387:Cataract Extraction; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012162:Retinal Degeneration / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity