Table 2.
Ocular comorbidities prior to cataract surgery.
| Percentage (number of eyes) | |
|---|---|
| Glaucoma | 6.5% (177) |
| Macular degeneration | 6.2% (169) |
| Fuchs corneal dystrophy | 4.1% (112) |
| Amblyopia | 3.4% (93) |
| RPE changes and drusen∗ | 3.2% (86) |
| Epiretinal membrane, lamellar macular hole, or vitreomacular traction | 2.5% (64) |
| Myopic chorioretinopathy | 2.5% (68) |
| Corneal leucomas | 1% (28) |
| Previous retinal detachment surgery | 0.6% (15) |
| Neuro-ophthalmologic pathology | 0.6% (16) |
| Diabetic eye disease | 0.4% (12) |
| Macular scar | 0.3% (7) |
| Previous macular hole or epiretinal membrane surgery | 0.3% (9) |
| Others: stargardt disease, pigmentary retinosis, retinal vein occlusion, queratoconus, macular hole, iris and retinal coloboma, uveitis, myopic choroidal neovascularization | 0.8% (22) |
∗Retinal pigmentary epithelium changes and drusen that were not classified as macular degeneration by the attending physician but that were described in the preoperative assessment.