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. 2012 Aug 3;6:1259–1269. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S31902

Table 5.

Development of macular edema within 90 days of cataract surgery by demographic subgroup

Nepafenac Vehicle


Total n (%) Total n (%)
Age
 Adults 46 0 (0.0) 54 8 (14.8)
 Elderly 79 4 (5.1) 72 13 (18.1)
Sex
 Female 83 4 (4.8) 75 11 (14.7)
 Male 42 0 (0.0) 51 10 (19.6)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish 42 2 (4.8) 45 7 (15.6)
 Not Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish 83 2 (2.4) 81 14 (17.3)
NPDR classification
 Mild NPDR 33 1 (3.0) 32 4 (12.5)
 Moderate NPDR 82 2 (2.4) 83 14 (16.9)
 Severe NPDR 10 1 (10.0) 11 3 (27.3)

Note: Macular edema was defined as ≥30% increase from the presurgical baseline in central subfield macular thickness as measured by optical coherence tomography (Stratus OCT 3).

Abbreviation: NPDR, nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.