Challenges of cataract surgery in uveitis patients

Cataracts are a common complication of intraocular inflammation and unless they are removed with care vision can be compromised postoperatively by chronic inflammation, macular oedema, glaucoma or posterior capsular opacity. In the vast majority of patients excellent results can be achieved by meticulous surgical technique and attention to increased immunosupression. The cause of the uveitis is unimportant but patients with anterior or panuveitis are more likely to have problems because of miotic pupils and synechiae. Post operative complications result from damage to the blood-aqueous barrier and it is essentia…