Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema: Update 2016

Grzybowski, A. ; Sikorski, B.L. ; Ascaso, F.J. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Huerva, V.

Resumen: Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (PCME) is the most common complication of cataract surgery, leading in some cases to a decrease in vision. Although the pathogenesis of PCME is not completely understood, the contribution of postsurgical inflammation is generally accepted. Consequently, anti-inflammatory medicines, including steroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, have been postulated as having a role in both the prophylaxis and treatment of PCME. However, the lack of a uniformly accepted PCME definition, conflicting data on some risk factors, and the scarcity of studies comparing the role of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to steroids in PCME prevention make the problem of PCME one of the puzzles of ophthalmology. This paper presents an updated review on the pathogenesis, risk factors, and use of anti-inflammatory drugs in PCME that reflect current research and practice.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S111761

Año: 2016

Publicado en: Clinical Interventions in Aging 11 (2016), 1221-1229
ISSN: 1176-9092

Factor impacto JCR: 2.581 (2016)

Categ. JCR: GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY rank: 25 / 49 = 0.51 (2016) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.086 - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Geriatrics and Gerontology (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Oftalmología (Dpto. Cirugía,Ginecol.Obstetr.)