American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 128-135.e2 , July 2009

Incidence of Cystoid Macular Edema after Cataract Surgery in Patients with and without Uveitis Using Optical Coherence Tomography

  • Marie-Lyne Bélair

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationInquiries to Marie-Lyne Bélair, Centre Michel Mathieu, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, 5415 Boulevard l'Assomption, Montreal, Quebec H1T 2M4, Canada
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  • Stephen J. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Jennifer E. Thorne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • James P. Dunn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Sanjay R. Kedhar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Diane M. Brown

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Douglas A. Jabs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

,Accepted 18 February 2009.

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 Dr Bélair is currently at the Centre Michel Mathieu, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dr Kim is currently at the Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. Dr Kedhar is currently at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary, New York, New York. Dr Jabs is currently at the Department of Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York.

PII: S0002-9394(09)00151-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.02.029

American Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 128-135.e2 , July 2009

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