Real-World Cataract Surgery Complications and Secondary Interventions Incidence Rates: An Analysis of US Medicare Claims Database
Table 4
Incidence of secondary surgical interventions postcataract surgery in the Medicare fee-for-service population IOLs.
Follow-up time-point ≤6 months
# IOL implants
Cumulative incidence of YAG capsulotomy (≤6 months)
Cumulative incidence of IOL repositioning (≤6 months)
Cumulative incidence of lens exchange (≤6 months)
Overall study cohort (all IOL subtypes)
99,375
4.70%
0.19%
0.24%
Monofocal IOL subgroup
95,579
4.52%
0.16%
0.23%
Astigmatism correcting IOL subgroup
2,345
6.48%
0.85%
0.51%
Presbyopia correcting IOL subgroup
1,451
13.71%
0.76%
0.83%
Follow-up time-point ≤12 months
# IOL implants
Cumulative incidence of YAG capsulotomy (≤12 months)
Cumulative incidence of IOL repositioning (≤12 months)
Cumulative incidence of lens exchange (≤12 months)
Overall study cohort (all IOL subtypes)
59,519
8.70%
NA
NA
Monofocal IOL subgroup
57,347
8.46%
0.19%
0.24%
Astigmatism correcting IOL subgroup
1,367
11.27%
NA
0.80%
Presbyopia correcting IOL subgroup
805
22.00%
NA
NA
NA: not available due to insufficient event records. N.B. : data could not be analyzed for the overall cohort if it was missing in one or more subgroups.
