Delayed onset of aphakic cystoid macula edema.
Cystoid macula edema occurred in both eyes of two patients three years after routine intracapsular cataract extraction. Vitreous adhesion to the cataract wound was noted in all four eyes within eight weeks of surgery. The relatively young age and good health of both patients may explain why their perifoveal capillaries remained competent so long after surgery.
D001036:Aphakia, Postcataract / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors