Control of intra-ocular inflammation associated with cataract surgery
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Current Opinion in Opthalmology
- Vol. 12 (1), 4-8
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00055735-200102000-00002
Abstract
Postoperative ocular inflammation following cataract surgery is related to the risk of complications like corneal edema, intraocular pressure spikes, cystoid macular edema, and posterior capsule opacification. The degree of postoperative inflammation following cataract surgery is linked to several surgery-dependent factors such as surgical technique, intraocular lens type, and also patient-dependent factors such as history of inflammatory disease and degree of iris pigmentation. During the past decade, major advances have occurred in cataract surgery techniques, equipment, and pharmacologic strategies that decrease the degree of postoperative inflammation following cataract surgery and reduce patients' risk for inflammation-related complications. This article reviews the most recent literature regarding the control of cataract surgery-induced intra-ocular inflammation.Keywords
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