OCT for Cataract Patients

In the July 2023 edition of the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Bruno Boalento dos Santos and colleagues did a study that showed that OCT was an effective method for identifying macular diseases not detected clinically in cataract patients.

What does that mean?

Patients with cataracts have problems in the fronts of their eyes. They may also have problems in the backs of their eyes. It is important to detect all problems in the eye before surgery, and sometimes the exam, especially with the cataract in the eye, is not enough to detect everything. Performing imaging of the retina can be helpful in these situations, and we are attuned to this in our practice.