A METHOD OF REPORTING MACULAR EDEMA AFTER CATARACT SURGERY USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

To validate a method of reporting postcataract macular edema (ME) using optical coherence tomography (OCT).: Data were analyzed for 130 eyes followed prospectively for ME after uncomplicated cataract surgery. Each eye underwent OCT within 4 weeks before surgery and at 1 month and 3 months after surgery. ME was defined by observation of cystoid changes by OCT.Incidence of ME was 14% (95% confidence interval, 8-20). Average increase in baseline...