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Corneal edema after cataract surgery: incidence and etiology
1Department of Ophthalmology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA, USA. yidave@hotmail.com
Seminars in Ophthalmology
|May 22, 2003
Abstract:
Corneal edema from inadequate endothelial pump function is one of the most common complications of cataract surgery. Various causes for this endothelial dysfunction can be divided into four categories including (a). mechanical injury, (b). inflammation/infection, (c). chemical injury, and (d). concurrent eye disease. This review serves as a basis for the diagnosis and treatment of this complication.