Atlas of Ophthalmology

Time Course Cystoid Macular Oedema Following Cataract Surgery

Retina -> Aquired Macular Diseases -> Cystoid Macular Edema
70 years of age, female; OD/OS secondary open angel glaucoma, cortical cataract. In January 2010 a regular cataract surgery was performed without any complication. Two months later there was a decrease in visual acuity due to a cystoid macular oedema. Under topical steroids and systemic carboanhydrase inhibitors the cystoid macular oedeme resolved. The final visual acuity was 1.0 (20/20). Time Course of Visual acuity: 02/2010: 0.9; 03/2010: 0.8; 06/2010: 0.5; 08/2010: 0.9.

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