Outcomes of cataract surgery in individuals receiving intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents: a matched retrospective population-based analysis

Summary

Project ID: 2022-939 / TRIM 2023 0970 041 001

Principle Investigators: Yaping Jin/Marko Popovic

Description: The literature conflicts on whether the risk of cataract surgery complications is higher in patients who received anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, likely due to selection bias or small sample sizes in previous clinic-based studies. Prior studies investigated only a limited number of surgical complications and provide an incomplete picture. Surgeons need high-quality evidence to better plan cataract surgery in retinal patients who received anti-VEGF treatment. The objective of this project is to determine whether the incidence of cataract surgery complications in patients with retinal disease who received intravitreal anti- VEGF treatment is higher than those with retinal disease who did not receive anti- VEGF treatment.

PIA Approved: October 5, 2022

Status: In progress