Cataracts

Effect of prophylactic nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on cystoid macular edema assessed using o
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic administration of the topical nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) ketorolac tromethamine 0.5% on acute (within 4 weeks of surgery) cystoid macular edema (CME) and total macular volume (TMV) in patients having phacoemulsification cataract surgery.

Kingston, Ontario
Canada
Nutrition and the prevention of cataracts
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Oxidative stress is a major cause of cataract development.

Durham, NC 27710
USA
Patient-centered care and refractive cataract surgery
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cataract surgery has evolved significantly during the last few years.

Seattle, WA 98133
USA
Perioperative antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents in cataract surgery
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cataract surgery has benefited from great technical advances but no consensus exists as regards optimal perioperative medical management of inflammation and infection prophylaxis.

Durham, NC 27710
USA