@article {1016131,
	title = {Outcomes after cataract surgery in eyes with pseudoexfoliation: Results from the Veterans Affairs Ophthalmic Surgery Outcomes Data Project},
	journal = {Can J Ophthalmol},
	volume = {52},
	number = {1},
	year = {2017},
	month = {2017 Feb},
	pages = {61-68},
	abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical outcomes of cataract surgery in eyes with and without pseudoexfoliation (PXF). DESIGN: Retrospective deidentified data analysis. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 123 PXF and 4776 non-PXF eyes of patients who underwent cataract surgery. METHODS: We compared data on visual acuity, Visual Function Questionnaire (VFQ)-based quality of life, and complications in PXF and non-PXF eyes from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Ophthalmic Surgery Outcomes Data Project across 5 VA medical centres. RESULTS: Pupillary expansion devices were used in 31 (25.2\%) PXF cases and 398 (8.4\%) non-PXF cases (p \&lt; 0.0001). Capsular tension rings were used in 6 (4.9\%) PXF cases and 55 (1.2\%) non-PXF cases (p \&lt; 0.004). The following complications occurred more frequently in PXF cases: zonular dehiscence without vitrectomy (4 [3.3\%] PXF cases vs 40 [0.8\%] non-PXF cases p = 0.02), persistent inflammation (28 [24.1\%] vs 668 [14.5\%]; p = 0.007), and persistent intraocular pressure elevation (5 [4.3\%] vs 68 [1.5\%]; p = 0.03). Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improved in both groups after 1 month, but 87 (83.7\%) PXF cases achieved postoperative BCVA better than or equal to 20/40 compared to 3991 (93.8\%) non-PXF cases (p = 0.0003). There was no significant difference in the postoperative composite VFQ scores between PXF (82.1 {\textpm} 16.9) and non-PXF cases (84.2 {\textpm} 16.8, p = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS: Several complications occurred more frequently in the PXF group compared to the non-PXF group, and fewer PXF cases achieved BCVA better than or equal to 20/40. Despite this, both groups experienced similar improvement in vision-related quality of life after cataract surgery.},
	issn = {1715-3360},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jcjo.2016.07.019},
	author = {Turalba, Angela and Cakiner-Egilmez, Tulay and Payal, Abhishek R and Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Luis A and Chomsky, Amy S and Vollman, David E and Baze, Elizabeth F and Lawrence, Mary G and Daly, Mary K}
}
