ORLANDO ‑- Cataract surgery was linked to an increased risk of conversion from dry to neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a large retrospective cohort study, although the ...

The evidence evaluating the effect of cataract surgery on the chances people with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) will convert to the more severe wet form of the condition has been uneven ...

Cataract surgery was not associated with neovascular ("wet") age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), even among patients with pre-existing cases of non-neovascular ("dry") AMD, according to a large ...

Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), or advanced neovascular AMD, affects central vision and can lead to rapid, irreversible vision loss. It often requires treatment to preserve eyesight.

There's been extensive debate over the risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) after cataract surgery. In a large retrospective cohort study, the risk of neovascular AMD was similar ...