The Royal College of Ophthalmologists’ National Ophthalmology Database study of cataract surgery: Report 9, Risk factors for posterior capsule opacification

• Published in: Eye (London) Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. 1633 - 1639
• Main Authors: Donachie, Paul H. J., Barnes, Beth L., Olaitan, Martina, Sparrow, John M., Buchan, John C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.06.2023; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/699/3161/3168; 692/700/565/545; Capsule Opacification - epidemiology; Capsule Opacification - etiology; Capsule Opacification - surgery; Cataract - etiology; Cataracts; Eye lens; Eye surgery; Female; Humans; Laboratory Medicine; Lens Capsule, Crystalline - surgery; Lens Implantation, Intraocular - adverse effects; Lenses, Intraocular - adverse effects; Medical personnel; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Myopia; Ophthalmologists; Ophthalmology; Patients; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology; Postoperative Complications - etiology; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgery; Surgical Oncology

Background/Objectives Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) is the most common long-term post-operative adverse occurrence after cataract surgery often requiring treatment with YAG laser posterior capsulotomy. This study aimed to identify potential risk factors, known at the time of cataract surgery...