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. 2009 Sep 6;2009:360764. doi: 10.1155/2009/360764

Table 19.

Studies investigating the relationship between cataract surgery and risk for ARM.

Study No. of cases Measure of risk factor Type of ARM Odds ratio or relative risk 95% confidence interval
Cross-Sectional Studies

Salisbury Eye Evaluation Project + Proyecto VER + Baltimore Eye Survey (Pooled data) [277] 2520 + 4774 + 4396 Previous cataract surgery Late ARM 1.7 1.1–2.6

Andhra Pradesh Eye Study [41] 3723 Previous cataract surgery Early and late ARM 3.79 2.1–6.78

Prospective Studies

Beaver Dam Eye Study [278] 3684 Previous cataract surgery Late ARM 2.80 1.03–7.63

Beaver Dam Eye Study [278] 2764 Previous cataract surgery Early ARM 1.36 0.82–2.23
Late ARM 3.81 1.89–7.69

Blue Mountains Eye Study + Beaver Dam Eye Study (Pooled data) [279] 3684 + 2335 Previous cataract surgery Late ARM 5.7 2.4–13.6

Blue Mountains Eye Study [280] 1952 Previous cataract surgery Late ARM 3.3 1.1–9.9