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 |
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| Cross-Sectional Studies | |||||
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| 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 |
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| Andhra Pradesh Eye Study [41] | 3723 | Previous cataract surgery | Early and late ARM | 3.79 | 2.1–6.78 |
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| Prospective Studies | |||||
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| Beaver Dam Eye Study [278] | 3684 | Previous cataract surgery | Late ARM | 2.80 | 1.03–7.63 |
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| 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 | |||
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| Blue Mountains Eye Study + Beaver Dam Eye Study (Pooled data) [279] | 3684 + 2335 | Previous cataract surgery | Late ARM | 5.7 | 2.4–13.6 |
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| Blue Mountains Eye Study [280] | 1952 | Previous cataract surgery | Late ARM | 3.3 | 1.1–9.9 |