Real-World Cataract Surgery Complications and Secondary Interventions Incidence Rates: An Analysis of US Medicare Claims Database
Table 2
Comorbidities of Medicare fee-for-service patients undergoing cataract surgery.
Comorbidity1
Number
Percent
Cataract
82,235
100.0
Diabetes
23,553
28.6
Glaucoma
18,139
22.1
Macular degeneration
11,720
14.2
Age-related macular degeneration
6,162
7.5
Diabetic retinopathy
2,402
2.9
Miosis
2,030
2.5
Floppy iris syndrome
1,667
2.0
Macular hole
1,136
1.4
Vitreous haemorrhage
526
0.6
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
505
0.6
Pupillary abnormality
408
0.5
Fracture
370
0.4
Diabetes with ophthalmic manifestations
337
0.4
Corneal edema
312
0.4
Posterior synechiae of iris
262
0.3
Other anomalies of pupillary function
199
0.2
Other disorders of iris and ciliary body
142
0.2
Ocular trauma
20
0.0
1Comorbidities were measured during the 6-month preoperative period. Percentages do not add to 100% given that patients may have multiple comorbidities.
