title: Retina evaluation with nonmydriatic ultrawide-field color imaging after cataract extraction surgeries in asymptomatic patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the role of nonmydriatic ultrawide-field (UWF) color retinal imaging as a screening tool in the follow-up of asymptomatic patients after cataract extraction surgeries.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective, observational case series. A review of electronic medical records identified patients after cataract extraction followed with UWF retinal imaging (Optos 200Tx; Optos, Dunfermline, Scotland). Images were graded and reviewed by a retina specialist. Outcome measures included image quality, the detection of peripheral lesions, and association with perioperative risk factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-six eyes of 58 consecutive patients were enrolled. A good visualization of the peripheral retina was accomplished in more than 90% of patients. Peripheral lesions were identified in 40 eyes (52.6%) with no surgery-related retinal breaks and/or detachments. Additional pathologies were found in 35 eyes (46.1%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nonmydriatic UWF color retinal imaging was found to be a useful screening tool in the follow-up of asymptomatic patients after cataract extraction in this series.
authors.forename: Shulamit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Carmen Luz
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Ramanath
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.forename: Scott N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Oliver
authors.forename: Naresh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mandava
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Quiroz-Mercado
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012167:Retinal Perforations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors