Reflections on flurbiprofen eyedrops

University of Groningen Surgery of the eye lens has become the treatment of choice for senile cataract. As from the first description of this therapy, there have been reports on a serious complication in the macula of the retina (macula retinae) affecting the vision of the patient. This complication, first described in 1953, has become known as cystoid macular oedema. The incidence varies between 2 and 50%, but can incidentally goup to 70%. Publications on eye research mainly of Japanese origin have described the use of topically applied indomethacin to prevent cystoid macular oedema after lens extraction. ... Zie: Summary