Table 1.

Incidence of PCME in different cataract extraction techniques in uncomplicated cataract operations

Cataract extraction technique	Incidence of clinically significant PCME	Incidence of PCME defined by FA	Incidence of PCME defined by OCT
Intracapsular cataract extraction	8%1	36%–60%5	Not available
Extracapsular cataract extraction	0.8%–20%2	16%–32.2%6,7	Not available
Phacoemulsification	0.1%–2.35%3	20%–54.7%8,9	3%–41%10,11
Femtosecond-assisted cataract surgery	1.18%4		1.18%4

Abbreviations: PCME, pseudophakic cystoid macular edema; FA, fluorescein angiography; OCT, optical coherent tomography.