Cataract Surgery Not Associated with Wet MD

There is no association between cataract surgery and the wet form of age-related macular degeneration, according to findings of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) Research Group presented at the 2005 annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

According to Doctor's Guide, this research contradicts other studies into cataract surgery and wet AMD.

The differences between the various studies and whether there is a connection between AMD and cataracts "needs to be explained," said Frederick Ferris III, MD, Clinical Director, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, United States.
'AREDS Findings Suggest Cataract Surgery Not Associated with Progression to Neovascular AMD: Presented at the AAO'(Doctor's Guide, 26 October 2005).