Cataract surgery does not appear associated with worsening of age-related macular degeneration

Monday, November 9, 2009 - 19:49 in Health & Medicine

Age-related macular degeneration does not appear to progress at a higher rate among individuals who have had surgery to treat cataract, contrary to previous reports that treating one cause of vision loss worsens the other, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.

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