Pathogenesis and diagnostics of postsurgical macular edema

Sakalova E.D.; Avetisov K.S.; Budzinskaia M.V.; Andreeva I.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/oftalma20181341107-112

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Abstract:

Postsurgical macular edema, known as Irvine—Gass syndrome, is one of the possible causes of reduced visual acuity in phaco surgery. The literature review provides summarized data on pathogenesis, risk factors, clinical manifestations, classification and basic approaches to diagnosis based on modern techniques.

Keywords:

postsurgical macular edema

phacoemulsification

inflammation

optical coherence tomography

ultrasound biomicroscopy

Authors:

Sakalova E.D.

Research Institute of Eye Disease, 11 A,B, Rossolimo St., Moscow, Russia, 119021

Avetisov K.S.

FGBU "NII glaznykh bolezneĭ" RAMN

SPIN RSCI: 9920-7312
Scopus AuthorID: 8298053700
ORCID: 0000-0001-9195-8908

Budzinskaia M.V.

FGBU "Nauchno-issledovatel'skiĭ institut glaznykh bolezneĭ" RAMN, Moskva

SPIN RSCI: 3552-7061
Scopus AuthorID: 6508005851
ResearcherID: C-3026-2014
ORCID: 0000-0002-5507-8775

Andreeva I.V.

Institute of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Smolensk State Medical Academy

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