title: Visual outcome in pseudophakic eyes with clinical cystoid macular edema.
abstract: Thirty-nine eyes with clinical cystoid macular edema (CME) following extracapsular cataract extraction and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation were reviewed retrospectively. Chronic CME, defined as clinically symptomatic CME persisting more than 6 months, developed in 14 of the 39 eyes (36%): in 5 of the 7 (71%) eyes in which vitreous loss occurred and anterior chamber IOLs were implanted; and in 9 of 32 (28%) eyes in which no complications occurred and posterior chamber IOLs were implanted. The mean duration between diagnosis and last follow-up visit was 34 months. Only 4 of the 14 eyes (29%) with chronic CME achieved a visual acuity better than 20/40. Vitreous loss did not affect long-term visual prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Hermann Eye Center, Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Saatci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007910:Lenses, Intraocular / Q000009:adverse effects; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014821:Vitrectomy